Document Details
Title:
THIS HIGHLY MAGNIFIED PLUTONIUM COMPOUND IS THE FIRST TO BE WEIGHED BY MAN ( 09/10/42 )
Author(s):
UNK, [AEC-ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, THE U.S.]
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1966 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0096831
Document Number(s):
AEC667790
Originating Research Org.:
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION-ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION,
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
THIS HIGHLY MAGNIFIED PLUTONIUM COMPOUND ( 2.77 MICROGRAMS OF OXIDE ) IS THE FIRST TO BE WEIGHED BY MAN (SEPTEMBER 10, 1942 ) AND IS HERE S THIS HIGHLY MAGNIFIED PLUTONIUM COMPOUND ( 2.77 MICROGRAMS OF OXIDE ) IS THE FIRST TO BE WEIGHED BY MAN (SEPTEMBER 10, 1942) AND IS HERE SH OWN ON A PLATIUM WEIGHING BOAT. THE PICTURE IS MAGNIFIED APPROXIMATEL Y 20 FOLD. THE PLUTONIUM APPEARS AS A CRUSTY DEPOSIT ( LOWER LEFT HAN D PART OF THE PHOTOGRAPH ) NEAR THE END OF THE PLATINUM WEIGHING BOAT, WHICH IS HELD WITH FORCEPS THAT GRIP A SMALL HANDLE ( UPPER RIGHT HAN D PART OF PHOTOGRAPH ).