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  • 1Cobalt bomb — For cancer radiation treatments delivered from a device with a cobalt 60 isotope source, see Cobalt therapy. A cobalt bomb is a theoretical type of salted bomb : a nuclear weapon intended to contaminate an area by radioactive material, with a… …

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  • 2Cobalt — This article is about the metal. For other uses, see Cobalt (disambiguation). iron ← cobalt → nickel ↑ Co ↓ Rh …

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  • 3Nuclear weapon design — The first nuclear weapons, though large, cumbersome and inefficient, provided the basic design building blocks of all future weapons. Here the Gadget device is prepared for the first nuclear test: Trinity. Nuclear weapon designs are physical,… …

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  • 4Nuclear industry in Canada — Bruce Nuclear Generating Station near Kincardine, Ontario Nuclear industry in Canada is an active business and research sector, producing about 15% of its electricity in nuclear power plants of domestic design. Canada is the world s largest… …

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  • 5Harold E. Johns — Harold Elford Johns (4 July 1915 ndash; 23 August 1998) was a Canadian medical physicist, noted for his extensive contributions to the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancer.Early life and educationJohns was born to missionary parents in… …

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  • 6Leó Szilárd — Infobox Scientist name = Leó Szilárd image width = 150px caption = Leó Szilárd birth date = birth date|1898|2|11|mf=y birth place = Budapest, Austria Hungary death date = death date and age|1964|5|30|1898|2|11|mf=y death place = La Jolla,… …

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  • 7Diffusion of technology in Canada — This article outlines the history of the diffusion or spread of technology in Canada. Technologies chosen for treatment here include, in rough order, transportation, communication, energy, materials, industry, public works, public services… …

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  • 8Particle accelerator — Atom smasher redirects here. For other uses, see Atom smasher (disambiguation). A 1960s single stage 2 MeV linear Van de Graaff accelerator, here opened for maintenance A particle accelerator[1] is a device that uses electromagnetic fields to… …

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  • 91951 in Canada — See also: 1950 in Canada, other events of 1951, 1952 in Canada and the list of years in Canada . Incumbents*Monarch King George VI *Governor General Earl Alexander of Tunis *Prime Minister Louis Saint Laurent *Premier of Alberta Ernest Manning… …

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  • 10CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER — CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, medical center under Jewish auspices. Initially conceived as a haven for those stricken with tuberculosis (TB), City of Hope began when volunteers pitched two tents in 1914. By 2004, City of Hope had reached… …

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