General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER PHOTOGRAPH/ CARDBOARD BACKING/ WOOD FRAME WITH METAL HARDWARE/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

21.6 cm

Width

19.1 cm

Height

2.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Munich

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1911 +

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

B&W PHOTOGRAPH OF NOTE, KEPT FOR COMMEMORATIVE PURPOSES.

Technical

PHOTOGRAPH OF NOTE IN GERMAN, SIGNED BY NOBEL PRIZEWINNING GERMAN PHYSICIST WILHELM ROENTGEN, ADDRESSED TO OR CONCERNING CANADIAN PHYSICIST DR. D. KEYS. KEYS WORKED IN ROENTGEN'S LABORATORY, PHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT DER KGL. UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN, IN 1911.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LETTERHEAD READS "PHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT DER KGL. UNIVERSITAT/ MUNCHEN"/ LETTER STAMPED "K.B.PHYSIKAL. INSTITUT DER INIVERSITAT/ MUNCHEN" WITH COAT OF ARMS/ LARGELY ILLEGIBLE HANDWRITING IN GERMAN READS IN PART "D.A.Keys" WITH SIGNATURE "?? ROENTGEN"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

GLOSSY B&W PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED ON WHITE CARDBOARD/ FRAME PAINTED MOTTLED GOLD & FLAT GOLD WITH BLACK STRIPE

Decoration

METALLIC GOLD STRIPING ON FRAME