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

[Keith McKay]

Colleagues

I've managed to find a link showing (small) photos of a some of Soddy's 
apparatus and his box.

http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/results.php?QUICKSEARCH=1&search_term=%22Frederick+Soddy+%281877-1956%29%22

Best Wishes
Keith McKay
Hamilton, Scotland

On 15/06/2012 20:10, Keith McKay wrote:
> I will email The University and ask them if photographs are available 
> not only of the box but its contents, and if they're aren't, could 
> they take some and make them available (surely they have!).
>
> Can I thank RADSAFERs once again for their support.  You have done 
> your bit!  If it is not asking too much, another email to The 
> University thanking them for saving this precious resource and 
> encouraging them to display it safely to the general public, would not 
> go amiss.
>
> Thank you once again and have a pleasant weekend.
>
> Keith McKay
> Hamilton, Scotland
>
> On 15/06/2012 13:07, Thomas Johnston wrote:
>> 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
>>
>> 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1733
>>
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>>
>> 301-975-5815
>>
>>
>> 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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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> HotGreenChile at gmail.com (Private email) HotGreenChile at gmail dot
>>> com****
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Dan ii
>>>
>>> Dan W McCarn, Geologist
>>> 108 Sherwood Blvd
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