File titled 'Radiation: effects of bomb tests etc', 1956-1965
Item
Identifier: Coll-41/10/42
Scope and Contents
Contains various correspondence concerning Waddington's involvement with raising awareness of the biological effects of radiation and his involvement with the Panel on the Genetic Effects of Nuclear and Allied Radiation, including a copy of the draft report to be transmitted by the Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (01 October 1957).
Dates
- Creation: 1956-1965
Creator
- From the Series: Waddington, Conrad Hal, 1905-1975 (embryologist and professor of animal genetics, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open, subject to the researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form where noted.
Full Extent
3 folders
Physical Location
CLX-A-1080
Subject
- United Nations (1945-: |) (Organization)
- United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (1955-:) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk