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Word: thoron (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...business. Recently, responding to M.I.T.'s invitation, he presented himself for a checkup. Dr. Robley Dunglison Evans, 51, had him breathe into a glass flask, to test for radon gas in his breath, and into a mask hooked up to another flask to test for another gas, thoron, that has a half life of only 54 seconds. An ultra-sensitive scintillation counter scanned his whole body for gamma rays. X rays searched his bones for radioactive deposits. There, though the now retired salesman seems to be in good health, Dr. Evans found seven times as much radioactivity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Radium Hangovers | 11/10/1958 | See Source »

Bill Saltonstall, Sam Thoron, and Jon Larsen skippered the Crimson entries in the three divisions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Sailing Team Takes Second Place In Nevins Cup Race | 10/20/1958 | See Source »

...Gray Thoron '38, University of Texas, Austin, Texas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Listing of Harvard Clubs | 6/21/1951 | See Source »

...varsity summary: Foster (H) defeated Squires, 3-1; Clark (H) defeated Allen, 3-1; Nawn (H) defeated Treman, 3-0; Ufford (H) defeated Dickinson, 3-1; Watts (H) defeated Muller, 3-0; Bacon (H) defeated Symington, 3-0; Kont (W) defeated Hear, 3-2; Mugaseth (H) defeated Thoron, 3-0; Flagg (H) defeated Debevoise...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity and '54 Squash Teams Defeat Williams | 12/18/1950 | See Source »

Austin: Gray Thoron '38; University of Texas, Austin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Little Releases Complete List of Associated Harvard Club Heads | 6/7/1950 | See Source »

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