Fallout
The Mixed Blessing of Radiation and the Public Health
Event Details
Date
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Time
All day
Location
Ebling Library, third floor galleries, Health Sciences Learning Center
Description
Opening reception! An examination of the early use of x-rays in diagnosis and treatment, a UW connection with Marie Curie, bomb shelters in the 1960's, health concerns after nuclear events, UW's Depts. of Medical Physics & Radiology, shoe fitting fluoroscopes and the like. Supported by artifacts, journals, and books from Ebling's Rare Books & Special Collections and materials from across campus. Imagined in conjunction with 2012's Go Big Read: Radioactive by Lauren Redniss.
Cost
Free
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