The innovative role of Frascati in accelerator development G.Barbiellini University of Trieste INFN sezione di Trieste The preliminary foundation The fruiful approval of the most LNF innovative initiative The conductor… The beginning 1959 - 1975 The team … The first creature: AdA 1961 - 1964 The injection Single electron counting The big son … Adone 1969 - 1993 The Adone project leader Waiting … … DANE DANE team The future? The future? The future? The future? Plasma accelator particle astrophysics One more year if we get a good idea (W.Panosky)