General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

14

Total Parts

43

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

paper & wood; synthetic

Dimensions

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

Length

50.4 cm

Width

40.4 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

1.4 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NRC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

City

Winnipeg

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1990'S

Canada

FROM EXHIBIT OF PHOTOGRAPHS PRODUCED BY NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS. ACCORDING TO TEXT(.43) BY HARRY TURNER, PHOTOGRAPHIC COORDINATOR AT NRC, THESE PHOTOGRAPHS SEEK TO ILLUSTRATE ART IN SCIENCE, CAPTURING EXCITEMENT & DIVERSITY OF NRC RESEARCH AS WELL AS ITS BEAUTY.

Function

PHOTOGRAPHS INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE VARIOUS TYPES & ASPECTS OF RESEARCH AT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA FOR EDUCATIONAL & PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.

Technical

PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATE STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES, & RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. This photograph depicts Nitzschia pungens marine microalgae, as viewed through an electron microscope. (Ref. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

The English text of the label for this photograph reads: " Nitzschia pungens, seen here through an electron microscope, is a small marine plant. In 1987, NRC researchers found that it produced a lethal poison which, when ingested by mussels that were eaten by people, could cause sickness and death. Shellfish in Canada are now routinely tested for its presence."

Missing

This photograph is complete in itself.

Finish

colour photograph mounted on wood panel painted black.

Decoration

N/A