Title:
This historic 1950 image, provided by the Center for Disease Control's (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
Description:
This historic 1950 image, provided by the Center for Disease Control's (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), depicted two men wearing business suites, who were in the process of setting up a display based on information pertinent to the study of atomic energy, and properties associated with radioactivity. This image was published in a 1951, edition of the 'Industrial Hygiene Newsletter'. Judging from the image, which showed a number of blocks of various materials including (Lt. to Rt.) a 12'-thick brick and mortar block, an 8'-thick brick and mortar block, a 9'-thick wood block, an 8'-thick concrete block, a 12'-thick concrete block, and a 1'-thick steel plate, leads one to believe that this was a display depicting how materials withstand the blast of an atomic bomb (see pictures on the wall at right), or how far radiation penetrates various materials of varying thicknesses?
Creator:
CDC/ Barbara Jenkins, NIOSH
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Date Added:
November 6, 2012