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...amateur atom fans, a group of scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory offered last week a "continuous cloud chamber." Based on a ten-year-old but neglected idea, it is simple enough, say the Brookhaven men, to be built and operated by the teacher of a high-school science class...
Norman F. Ramsey, associate professor of Physics and former head of the physics department at the Brookhaven atomic energy project, questioned the wisdom of a tighter loyalty check for the Foundation's non-secret work than is used on applicants for Atomic Energy Commission followships...
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...
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...