Publications concerning radiation protection and measurements, 1928-1989.

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Publications concerning radiation protection and measurements, 1928-1989.

Published reports, conference proceedings, commentaries, and lecture transcripts of the National Counciil on Radiation Protection and Measurements; handbooks of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards; recommendations and reports of the International Commission on Radiological Protection and of the International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements; and a few reprints including two articles by Taylor on the International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements.

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement.

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International Commission on Radiological Units and Measurements

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International Commission on Radiological Protection.

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United States. Department of Commerce

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United States. National Bureau of Standards.

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After World War II the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) was charged with the task of following developments in computing. In response, NBS began to index and abstract books, journals, reports and other literature covering a broad range of computer-related topics beginning in the mid-1940s. Eventually the enormity of the task forced NBS to abandon this work in 1978. From the description of Computer Literature Collection, 1956-1978. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat re...

Taylor, Lauriston S. (Lauriston Sale), 1902-2004

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Taylor (Pennsylvania, D.Sc. 1960), American physicist, served on the International Commission on Radiological Units (ICRU), International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), and National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). He developed the guarded field standard ionization chamber; studied radiation measurement and protection, ionization of liquids, and variable oscilators. From the description of Papers of Lauriston S. Taylor, ca. 1928-ca. 1984 (inclus...