Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Gee Whiz Pops!


But, Gee whiz Pops, all the really neat kids have a Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab!

The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab was a toy produced between 1950 and 1951. The toy allowed the user to conduct simple experiments with radioactive materials. Kit included;
A Geiger counter
An electroscope
A Wilson cloud chamber
A spinthariscope
Four samples of uranium ore
Pb-210 lead isotope
Polonium
Ruthenium
Zinc
various other accessories
After only a year of production, the toy was pulled from the market for obvious reasons.

3 comments:

Ol'Buzzard said...

Kids back then were actually interested in science...now it is cell phones.
the Ol'Buzzard

microdot said...

I spent many happy hours with my buddies in the basement performing unsupervised dangerous research with our combined chemistry sets. There were explosions.

Jono said...

I want one! We made fireproof paper and tested it in my friend's bedroom. We were scary kids.