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Filtering by: Creator Orell, Bernard Leo Decade 1970-1979 Degree Field General Science

Ionizing radiation and its chemical effects : a historical study of chemical dosimetry (1902-1962)

Creator:

Chorzempa, Mary André, Sister

Abstract:

Chemical dosimetry developed in response to needs created by developments in the field of high-energy radiation. Shortly after the discovery of X-rays in 1895 and of radioactivity in 1896, the deleterious effects of ionizing radiation were recognized. To guard against the injurious effects of radiation in medical application, dose-measuring methods...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Denison Olmsted (1791-1859), scientist, teacher, Christian : a biographical study of the connection of science with religion in antebellum America

Creator:

Schoepflin, Gary Lee

Abstract:

A biographical study of Denison Olmsted, focusing upon his own Christian world view and its connection with his various activities in science, supports the view that religion served as a significant factor in the promotion of science in America during this time period. Olmsted taught physics, meteorology and astronomy at...

Resource Type:

Dissertation