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The Discovery of radium

United States, 1956
film

Henri Becquerel a French scientist while studying uranium discovers properties hitherto unknown to the scientific world. The substance emitted rays that could..

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Canada, 1985
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The Fallout atom

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All around us: radiation

United Kingdom, 1983
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Uranium fission: atomic energy

United Kingdom, 1947
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Cosmic rays

United States, 1960
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The Atom and archaeology

United States, 1974
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Rays from atoms

United Kingdom, 1945
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United States, 1969
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Medicine

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Radiation

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United Kingdom, 1959
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Lord Rutherford

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The U238 radioactive series

United States, 1954
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Principles of X-Rays

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United Kingdom, 1982
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United States, 1952
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United States, 1963
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