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OBJECT TYPE: SPECIAL PURPOSE/CIRCULAR
DATE: 1964
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0177.001

MANUFACTURER: GRAPHIC CALCULATOR CO.
MODEL: AECL DECAY CALCULATOR
LOCATION: Barrington, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: 14.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Calculating devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GRAPHIC
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Barrington

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S
Canada: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED PREPARED THE CALCULATOR TO ASSIST WORKERS IN THE FIELD AND TO PROMOTE THEIR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
Function: USED TO CALCULATE THE FRACTION OF RADIO ACTIVITY LEFT OF AN ISOTOPE AFTER AN ELAPSED TIME WHEN THE HALF-LIFE IS KNOWN
Technical: EXAMPLE OF TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO THE NEEDS OF A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON DEVICE INCLUDES: 'The AECL/ Decay Calculator/ Atomic Energy of Canada Limited/ COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS/ P.O. BOX 93 OTTAWA, ONTARIO/ ASK ABOUT THESE AECL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES/.../ Elapsed Time.../ Half Life.../ Remaining Fraction of Original Activity.../A PRODUCT OF GRAPHIC CALCULATOR CO., BARRINGTON,ILL. MADE IN U.S.A./ DK-5 9-64/ RADIOISOTOPES AND HALF-LIVES/.../CONVERSION TABLE FOR TIME UNITS/ (INTO DECIMAL FORM)/...'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: WHITE WITH RED AND BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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