Montreal, Canada |
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Place: Canada
Element: Radon
Scientist: Ernest Rutherford and Frederick Soddy
McGill University |
James McGill |
founded in 1821 |
Rutherford performed his research |
Macdonald Physics Building in 2000 |
Sir William Christian Macdonald |
Another perspective of the building |
"Baron Rutherford of Nelson" |
Frederick Soddy |
backside of the Macdonald Physics Building |
the view is northwest |
signs are in both French and English |
Entering the building |
"OM,FRS" |
the Rutherford bust |
Dr. Montagne (Monty) Cohen, Curator of the Museum |
The discovery of radon |
closeup of the apparatus diagram |
The Dewar and copper coils |
decay of thorium emanation |
molecular weight of the thorium emanation |
Other work of Rutherford |
radium salt at the bottom emitted alpha rays |
the charge to mass ratio of alpha particles |
amount of heat generated by radioactivity |
a differential air calorimeter |
Closeup of flasks |
the condensation temperature of radon |
Excited Radioactivity |
Dolezalek quadrant electrometer |
Various electroscopes |
posed photograph of Rutherford |
emanation from thorium |
the condensation demonstration |
Rutherford memorabilia |
Other associated exhibits |
Rutherford's apartment |
Appearance today |
Rutherford's birth place in New Zealand |
Frederick Soddy |
J. J. Thomson |
Dr. Ferdinand Terroux |
the Rutherford Building |
Another view |
the Otto Maass Chemistry Building |
Otto Maass (1890-1961) |
Soddy was at McGill |
Queen Victoria |
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