On this day, 33 years ago, on February 18, 1992 (January 15, 1992, the first test of the European electron synchrotron was successful. On February 18, 1992, the first test of the European electron synchrotron built in the southeastern French city of Grenauble was successful. An electron beam with an energy of 6 gigaelectronvolts circulated at a speed of 300,000 kilometers per second in a circumference of 850 meters. The huge storage ring circulates rapidly. The synchrotron was jointly built by 12 European countries including France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom and cost 2.6 billion francs. The project leader told the press that the successful test of the synchrotron will enable European scientists to conduct various research in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine and materials in the next two to three decades. The synchrotron is expected to enter practical use in early 1994.