[ RadSafe ] Frederick Soddy Nobel Laureate - Imminent disposal of Soddy's Box

[Thomas Johnston]

For those that are following this thread, would it be possible to obtain a
picture of 'Soddy's Box'?
This is of great interest and importance to a number of people I am sure!

Best regards,
Thomas


Thomas Johnston

Health Physicist

NIST Center for Neutron Research

National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Gaithersburg, MD 20899

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On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Dan McCarn <hotgreenchile at gmail.com>wrote:

> The Soddy Sources will be preserved for posterity!  Dan ii
>
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 4:09 AM, David Newall <David.Newall at glasgow.ac.uk
> >wrote:
>
> > Dear Mr McCarn****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Thanks for raising these concerns.****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Rather than dispose of the Soddy sources, we are arranging to have them
> > stored safely in the Radiation Protection Service's store.****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > David Newall****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > *From:* Dan McCarn [mailto:hotgreenchile at gmail.com]
> > *Sent:* 13 June 2012 07:01
> > *To:* David Newall
> > *Subject:* Frederick Soddy Nobel Laureate - Imminent disposal of Soddy's
> > Box****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Dear Sir:****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > I beg the university to reconsider the disposal of Soddy's Box. His work
> > has unique historical significance and retaining the samples would
> neither
> > pose a threat to the health and safety of the faculty & students of the
> > university nor the public at large.****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > As a former Technical Officer at the IAEA and as a nuclear professional
> > with over 35 years of experience, please consider alternatives to simple
> > disposal.****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Yours sincerely,
> > ****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > -- ****
> >
> > Dan ii****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Dan W McCarn, Geologist****
> >
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> >
> > ** **
> >
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> --
> Dan ii
>
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