Meter, radiation

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0410.001

MANUFACTURER: National Research Council Canada
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM & LEAD CONTAINER/ METAL & SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 25.4 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 17.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Atomic & nuclear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960S+
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.
Function: DEVICE USED TO MEASURE RADIATION IN SAMPLES OF MATERIALS. TWO READINGS WERE TAKEN OF EACH SAMPLE, OUTER WAS COSMIC RAYS & WAS SUBTRACTED FROM READINGS OF INNER SOURCE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 01/30/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: GREY HAMMER-TONE PAINTED FINISH/ PLATED PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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National Research Council Canada, Meter, radiation, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1995.0410, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0410.001/

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