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During the Second World War Maiden Newton was recognised as an important railhead for the D Day preparations. In recognition of this important role that Maiden Newton played during WW2 a group of local residents decided to put on an event in June 2008 called Maiden Newton at War. The event has been held every 2 years now.
The pool, Siblu's la réserve campsite, Landes, Aquitaine, France June 2010
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Medium: Collage on paper
Size: 18"x24"
Copyright © by Megan Coyle
This collage was made entirely from magazine strips with a technique I call "painting with paper." I cut the paper into different shapes and layer them in such a way that they look almost like the brushstrokes in a painting.
If you have any questions about this piece, feel free to send me a message or leave a comment.
National Atomic Testing Museum
BREN Tower Experiments
Army doctor Hiroshi Sawachika treated over 2,000 patients after surviving the Hiroshima bomb blast. "Later on, when I had time to reflect on that day I came to realize that we doctors learned a lot through the experience...I learned that the nuclear weapons which gnaw the minds and bodies of human beings should never be used... Otherwise, we will repeat the same tragedy"
A 1946 international program studied Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims for radiation effects. Operation BREN (Bare Reactor Experiment-Nevada) was the Test Site's contribution. The experiment studied how radiation penetrates structures and structure shielding capabilities. This was an important factor since a building's shielding effects were unknown after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The 1,527-foot BREN tower was erected in 1962 on the Test Site's Yucca Flat to raise and lower a small, unshielded (bare) reactor. A 1,200-curie cobalt-60 source was used to simulate the delayed gamma-ray field from the fireball of a nuclear weapon. Structures were built below the tower to simulate Japanese-style houses. The experimental data helped with medical information for bomb survivors, determined radiation health effects, and estimated radiation safety levels for workers. In 1966, the BREN tower was moved to Jackass Flats, another Test Site location.
National Atomic Testing Museum
Several simulated Japanese houses were built in 1962 at Yucca Flat for the Bare Reactor Experiment-Nevada (BREN). The 1,527 foot high BREN Tower was built by the Dresser-Ideco Company. Constructed of 51 thirty-foot sections of high tensile steel, it's higher than the 1,453 foot high Empire State Building.