Radiation Meter

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Description:

Portable radiation meter with tag that reads “MODEL III / ‘SCINTILLATOR’ / AEC . . . / PRECISION / RADIATION INSTRUMENTS / . . . CALIF.”

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Modern Physics

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: EM.N-08265Accession Number: 243274Catalog Number: MHI-N-8265N-08265Serial Number: 1047

Object Name: counter

Measurements: overall: 12 3/4 in x 7 3/4 in x 6 in; 32.385 cm x 19.685 cm x 15.24 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5d73-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1800293

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