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Thresholds of uncertainty : radiation and responsibility in the fallout controversy

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Jolly, J. Christopher

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The public controversy over possible health hazards from radioactive fallout from atomic bomb testing began in 1954, shortly after a thermonuclear test by the United States spread fallout world wide. In the dissertation, I address two of the fundamental questions of the fallout controversy: Was there a threshold of radiation...

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Dissertation

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degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History of Science presented on May 30, 2003. Title: Thresholds of
Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

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Jolly, J. Christopher

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From 1925 to 1930, Ernest H. Wiegand, a professor of Horticultural Products at Oregon State Agricultural College, developed an improved brining process for cherries. Brined cherries are used in the production of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the 1920s. This...

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Masters Thesis

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degree of Master of Arts in History of Science presented on November 2 1998. Title: Science. Service