Mobile Isotopes laboratories video
As part of our commitment to break down the solid boundaries between academia and public audiences, this is the first video in our ERC funded series on the public history of radiation protection. Historian of nuclear science, Maria Rentetzi, explains her research on how two mobile radioisotope laboratories were offered as gifts to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the United States. The two mobile laboratories represent an important stage in the early development of the IAEA. Yet, they also demonstrate how a scientific artifact can play a major role in shaping scientific standardization processes and creating diplomatic ties and dependencies. The video shows the journey of the two mobile laboratories around the globe in the early 1960s and the historical context of the Cold War in which they emerged.
The Video can be viewed here.