Showing posts with label atomic energy lab. Show all posts
Showing posts with label atomic energy lab. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

When Toy Sets Were Better and More Irradiatey


Behold the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab:

"The set came with four types of uranium ore, a beta-alpha source (Pb-210), a pure beta source (Ru-106), a gamma source (Zn-65?), a spinthariscope, a cloud chamber with its own short-lived alpha source (Po-210), an electroscope, a geiger counter, a manual, a comic book (Dagwood Splits the Atom) and a government manual 'Prospecting for Uranium.'"


(as seen on BoingBoing)