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OBJECT TYPE
electron/transmission
DATE
1944–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1972.0614.001
MANUFACTURER
Radio Corp. of America
MODEL
EMU-1 (MI-12957)
LOCATION
Camden, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
569
Part Number
1
Total Parts
83
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METALS/ SYNTHETICS, INCLUDING PLASTICS & BAKELITE/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length
105.0 cm
Width
60.0 cm
Height
190.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Physics
Category
Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
RCA
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New Jersey
City
Camden

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
N.R.C., OTTAWA, JAN. 1945-C.1966/ CARLETON UNIVERSITY, OTTAWA, C. 1966-1972
Canada
SAID TO BE THE FIRST ELECTRON SCANNING MICROSCOPE EVER USED IN CANADA. INSTALLED AND USED AT NRC IN EARLY 1940S.
Function
(GENERAL) A MICROSCOPE THAT USES BEAMS OF ELECTRONS INSTEAD OF BEAMS OF LIGHT & HAS MUCH HIGHER POWER THAN ANY ORDINARY MICROSCOPE. ITS ENLARGED IMAGES ARE NOT OBSERVABLE DIRECTLY BY THE EYE, BUT ARE PROJECTED UPON A FLUORESCENT SURFACE OR PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATE.
Technical
EMU MICROSCOPE WAS INTRODUCED TO MARKET IN 1944. SUCCESSOR TO TYPE 'B' MODEL. LARGELY DEVELOPED BY P.C. SMITH & R.G. PICARD
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
N/A
Missing
EXTENT OF MISSING PARTS, IF ANY, UNKNOWN. N.B. WHEN MICROSCOPE WAS RE-CATALOGUED (1984.02.03) .11 WAS NOT FOUND From CA of 01/25/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete; came with MANY parts
Finish
CABINET PAINTED LIGHT BLUE-GREY & DK BLUE-GREY WITH BLACK STRIP AROUND ITS BASE & COLUMN'S BASE/ CONTROL PANEL IS DARK BLUE-GREY WITH REDDISH-BROWN TOP & BLACK KNOBS & DIALS/ COVERS FOR MAIN COLUMN & DIFFUSION PUMP ARE DARK BLUE-GREY WITH A BLACK STRIP AROUND THEIR BASES/ BRUSHED METAL TRIM
Decoration
RED & SILVER RCA LOGO AFFIXED TO HOOD/ METAL MFR'S PLATE AFFIXED TO INSIDE CROSSPIECE OF CABINET/ PAPER LABELS WITH MFR'S PATENT INFO. & ASSEMBLING INSTRUCTIONS AFFIXED TO INSIDE OF BOTH CABINET DOORS

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