Geiger Meter

1957 Algom Marketing Uranium Sample

Manufactured by Algom Uranium Mines Ltd.

Elliot Lake, Ontario

Canada Science and Technology Museum

CSTM artifact no. 1999.0084

Students, University of Ottawa, History Department

Group Members: Leah Dobbin, Vanessa Homiak, Julia King

 

Here is the geiger meter/counter that measures the amount of radiation emitting from the uranium sample. The uranium sample that is contained within the plaque emits low levels of radiation, but is radioactive nonetheless.

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