Detector, radiation

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OBJECT TYPE: PERSONAL/GAMMA
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0073.001

MANUFACTURER: Consolidated Engineering Corp.
MODEL: GAMATEK
LOCATION: Pasadena, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL SCALE & NEEDLE/ STRIP OF CLOTH? TAPE AFFIXED TO BACK

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 7.1 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: 2.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Demonstration & teaching equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Consolidated
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Pasadena

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ORIGINALLY THE PROPERTY OF CANADIAN GEOPHYSICIST DR. DAVID ARNOLD KEYS (1890-1977). ACCORDING TO HIS SON, SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT WAS USED BY DR. KEYS IN DEMONSTRATIONS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN INTENDED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCIENCE, OTHER PIECES DATE FROM HIS TIME AT GERMAN PHYSICIST WILHELM ROENTGEN'S LAB IN MUNICH, MCGILL UNIVERSITY & AECL. DR. KEYS WORKED WITH ROENTGEN IN MUNICH IN 1911 BEFORE EARNING A PHD AT CAMBRIDGE; HE WAS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT MCGILL 1921-1947; HE WAS VP FOR ATOMIC ENERGY PROJECT AT NRC'S CHALK RIVER LABS 1947-1955; AND WAS AN AECL CONSULTANT UNTIL THE 1970'S.
Function: DEVICE USED TO MEASURE GAMMA RADIATION: SMALL WHEEL ON SIDE IS PULLED OUT & ROTATED TO CHARGE CAPACITOR & ADJUSTED UNTIL METER READS 0; DETECTOR IS PLACED NEAR SAMPLE & TIME REQUIRED FOR NEEDLE TO MOVE TO F POSITION IS MEASURED, PROVIDING RADIATION RATE IN MR/HR.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERING ON CASING FRONT READING "GAMATEK/ RADIATION/ DETECTOR"/ WHITE LETTERING ON BACK READS "CONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING/ PASADENA, CALIFORNIA" WITH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS & RANGE ETC./ "161" REPEATED 6 TIMES ON PIECE OF TAPE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 12/04/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: BLUE CASING & KNOB/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT WINDOW/ PLATED? SCALE
Decoration: RAISED RED & BLUE LOGO ON CASING READING "CEC"

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Consolidated Engineering Corp., Detector, radiation, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0073, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0073.001/

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