Genetical Effects of Radiation
- Date:
- 1940-1960
- Reference:
- PENROSE/2/35
- Part of:
- L. S. Penrose Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Consists of:
- Offprints, including Penrose's Hazards of Nuclear Tests.
- Press cuttings on the International Conference on the peaceful uses of Atomic Energy.
- Material relating to lectures on the effect of radiation damage in man.
- Papers, minutes of meetings and reports connected with Penrose's work on the Genetical Society's Committee on the Genetical Effects of Radiation, and the Medical Research Council's Committee on the Medical Aspects of Nuclear Radiation.
- Reports, notes and minutes in connection with committees investigating the long-term effects of radiation damage in man.
- Correspondence relating to committees, broadcasts and reports on the long-term genetic effects of radiation and atomic bomb explosions on human populations.
Publication/Creation
1940-1960
Physical description
5 files plus 1 item
Terms of use
Access to some of the material in this series is restricted or closed. See the description of each item for further information.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.
Where to find it
Location of original
The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.