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Title:
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL X AND GAMMA RADIATION INTRODUCTORY NOTE ON THE PLUTONIUM PROJECT ( PLUTONIUM INJECTION EXPERIMENTS )
Author(s):
ZIRKLE, R E [UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO]
Subject Terms:
HREX; EXTERNAL; GAMMA RADIATION; MANHATTAN PROJECT; PLUTONIUM; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH
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:
BOOK
Publication Date:
1954 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0012
Accession Number:
NV0703563
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
HISTORY OF THE PLUTONIUM PROJECT - A BOOK ENTITLED BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL X AND GAMA RADIATION, PART 1, EDITED BY RAYMOND E. ZIRKLE. THIS IS A PARTIAL COPY OF A BOOK CONTAINING THE BEGINNING PREFACE AND THE INTRODUCTORY NOTE. THIS VOLUME IS ONE OF A SERIES WHICH HAS BEEN PREPARED AS A RECORD OF THE RESEARCH WORK DONE UNDER THE MANHATTAN PROJECT AND THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. THE NAME MANHATTAN PROJECT WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WAR DEPARTMENT, TO THE FAR FLUNG SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES WHICH HAD AS THEIR OBJECTIVE THE UTILIZATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY FOR MILITARY PURPOSES. IN THE ATTAINMENT OF THIS OBJECTIVE, THERE WERE MANY DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL FIELDS WHICH ARE OF GENERAL INTEREST. THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY SERIES (MANHATTAN PROJECT TECHNICAL SECTION) IS A RECORD OF THESE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AS WELL AS OF THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THESE FIELDS WHICH ARE BEING SPONSORED BY THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION.