Word: brookhaven
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. Professor Hyman H. Goldsmith, 42, topflight atomic physicist, wartime staffer at Chicago's Manhattan Project (which developed the world's first atomic pile), since 1947 in charge of the Brookhaven (Upton, N.Y.) National Laboratory's information and publication division; by accidental drowning; near Windham...
Department of Research. In its three hectic years, AEC has grown into something very like a federal department of research. Its three great national laboratories (Brookhaven on Long Island, Argonne at Chicago, and Oak Ridge, Tenn.) are becoming major centers of scientific life. Smaller AEC laboratories are sprouting up all over the country. At present the program employs about 6,500 scientists and technicians. On the vital problem of personnel, the report, signed by Chairman David E. Lilienthal and his four fellow commissioners, commented significantly: "The morale situation has recovered from a very low point...
...Brookhaven, AEC doctors have fitted tiny lead shields around the adrenal glands of rats and turned on the radiation. These rats lived significantly longer than unshielded ones, proving that radiation does part of its damage by upsetting the hormone secretions of the adrenal gland. Other researchers found that treatment with female sex hormones increased rats' resistance to radiation. Out of such work may come techniques of immunization against the radiation hazards which, even without atomic war, are sure to become more troublesome in the future...
Radioactive Hornets. Brookhaven scientists discovered that ordinary hornets accumulate barium in their bodies. Since radioactive barium is one of the products of uranium fission, they intend to place hornets at key positions around Brookhaven's nuclear reactor. If the hornets become radioactive, the scientists will know that fission products are getting loose...
...Brookhaven is also studying the effect of radiation on plants. A field has been marked off with concentric circles, and various crops have been planted on the circular lines. In the center is a powerful source of radiation (cobalt 60). By the end of summer, Brookhaven's nuclear-agronomists will know more about radiation effects upon growing plants...