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1st day

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NATHANIEL GUBBINS

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CHEMISTRY AND THE ATOM

By TREVOR WILLIAMS

IN the minds of most units. But there is a different people atoms and phy- form of curban which is iden- sics have become so closely every respect, except that it in tical with the natural form in

associated that it is often radioactive and weigha 14 not realised what nu im- atomie units Instead of 12. portant and, in fact, essen- At first sight, this may seem tial part other kinds of very uninteresting, but, in fact, science play in atomic re- it is of tremendous practical

The great impor- stituent of every living

importance. search.

Carbon is 2011- tance of chemistry has been and, with a great deal of truth, cell, shown at the three-day con. I has been said that life itself ference which has just been of carbon comp

is reflection of chemical changes compounds. Radio. active carbon is an extraordinati-

held in Oxford.

It was arranged by the is useful menns

ins of exploring Chemistry Division of Britain's these vital changes that go on Atomic Energy Research Ex- in living cells, for wherever it tablishment and was attended

Koen it emits a steady stream by several hundred

experts

es of radiation which can be do who hail come together to dis tected and measured by a single CUSS chemical properties what they call "heavy" cle- piece of apparatus. Consequent- -13, the trace of radiocarbon ments, that is to say, elements

serves as an indelible label for Uke uranium and thorium ordinary carbon atoms.

Thus which have very large atoms. If ordinary. glucose sugar rich It is these which are of par- in carbon-is made with little ticular significance . In A

bianch of atomic research radiocarbon in it. It can be fol- lowed through all the changes which deals with

production of it undergoes in the body. by energy

heavy splitting

DELICATE METHODS atoms into smaller ones.

From

OVERSEAS VISITORS

the

and

for

Two days later, when the conference adjourned for a day's

fascinating

Sweden. discussion in London, other

WAS one

told

11

The action of

They discussed also chemis- In one particularly interesting try of artificial elements, with lecture, a speaker from Harwell atoms heavler even than those told how extremely delicate of the heaviest natural element, new methods have been do uronlum which has been veloped for handling the minute created by means of cyclotrons tracce--often invisibly sanall and other complex apparatus of of radiocarbon which are

tained from atomic piles modern physical laboratories.

and of taking it through long and complex series of chemical It was appropriate that the reactions necessary to make it. Hardening his heart, he tells conference was held in Rhodes into the variety of substances House, Oxford centre for needed by, research workers. her that there is nothing in students from the Common Other speakers told how radio-

but tinned peas,

for wealth,

although the active isotopes of other cle- that he can't think of anything majority of those present were ments, such as bromine for further menus, that

he trom laboratories there WEIC casy, as PLW is not uk she have, then?"

Interested buddy asks; "What tried to hide itself in chino Wouldn't know what to do with any visitors from overseas. sulphur, can be made and In-..

troduced into compounds cupboard. Two broken cups and a raw goose if he had one, and hungry, with temper

was indeed an international oc- research. that if she doesn't like peas, casion, with visitors from a broken saucer bear witness 10 ature. Boil an egg, burn

him, grilled fillet o! Lollie's

the will have a packet soup Canada, with struggle

Jer

United States, tonst keeping nose of Lot- place.

potatoes mashed with familiar.

"to which you add nothing but France, Austria and hot water." marge and milk and browned tie, the devil cat, out of but in slow oven, tinned pens, dates,

Gollingen como Otto Serve up lunch, Find that

As we

Kahn, original discoverer of the scaliers ter dish. Burn more

toast and orange juice.

getting hot casserole out of oven nothing but hot water, the the atmosphere

both know it instessibility of atomie Ossion. Vat story of how these radioactive

elemeats are being turned without burring preventing Lottie hooking at

PLW

of práctical use. fingers Buddy fillet of plaice out of open nicely.

is soon bustling about friendliness dropping casserole, or pushing phoning round the town for a for many of the scientists had making a form of the

and informality, penic

penicillin is being studied by refrigerator. Put Lottie in

casserole so far back in oven

drug con- garden and make toast.

that it could only be recovered

worked closely together during taining roc

traces

radioactive with usbenlos gloves, is one of

the war on atomic energy pro- sulphur Instead of the normal jects in Canada and U.SA. major trials of a cook.

Now,

element. sulphur

Fungleldes Paws across the sea dispersed again to their own containing radioactive bromine investigate laboratories many thousands of had been used to miles apart, they are still link the problem of

of how thesa Will Lottle, the eat, go to d #heir common interests. tremely Important

substances United the

Stules nt the Thus, apart from its purely warts, The equally Important invitation Lattic's Harvey

of her admirer, technical importance, the con-

practical problem of how fer- stimulating tilisers act is being studied by back, too? Only iron nerve and Manhattan Mouser, New York ference was both stoical

to burns underworld Tom and American reminder of advantages of in- using materials containing radio indifference on floor. Point Lottie stalking nothing under saves casserole from crashing play cut?

lemnational collaboration In phosphorous instead of the on kitchen floor.

science, and also a reminder usual form. Radioactive isotopes When the Mouser

was in that atomic energy has immense are also being used in medi London tast month carrying

Lottie possibilities for peacetime Stagger upstairs

use cine in an attempt to learn the loaded tray, with Lottle chasing resisted all his urgent invitons well as for war. Indeed de- secret of how antisera destroy her Harvey round feet, and tions to a whirl round the spite Intensity and length of bacteria. PLW. better, squeaks with de- arrive breathless in bedroom to night clubs of Broadway. She discussion, miltary applications IMPORTANT TASK supplies. Also trudge round light at breakfast of bacon, egg, and PLW flushed and giggling wanted to remain the simple, were scarcely mentioned. Most Apart from these direct prac- grocers' shops asking for extra tomatoes, toast and butter, and with glass of sherry in her unspoiled English rese people of the discussion was so highly tical applications. chemists eggs promised by Ministry of coffee made in French per- hand.

technical as to be intelligible collaborating closely with phy- only to trained chemists, but ricists in the important taske the general background of work still for from complete of clu- and its significance is not too cidating the structure and pro- difficult for laymen to under- perties sland.

PLW

amazed

has

says PLW is doing

2nd day

This is

more made even TAKE planning menus for dimeult by Lottie's unexpected

PLW. Also have wave of leap on bent back.

to congratulate trying self or hoarded cooking fat.

nauson

that egg is just right, toast crisp, and coffee drinkable. Up to now PLW evidently thought Gubbins was a culinary idiot.

Downstairs, Jumped through kitchen window and has plaice dramatically to herring already dining-room table and growling grilled for her breakfast. But Maybe Loille's Harvey is not Lattle, preferring stolen food, a mouse. It might be a rat-o goes on munching raw plaice.

anything.

Lattio

A Hile shaken to observe

Out to fishmonger for fresh

Food.

Grocers think this ret enough for Punch. Girl assis- tants can hardly keep straight faces. Extra eggs? Don't make us laugh.

colator.

PLW says best-cooked bacon and etg she has ever had, with bacon. crise, but not, burned. egg cooked

through, but not hard, coffee perfect.

Buy Kausages, tianed

pens

For sick woman, PLV showa and

order soups;

potatoes, onions. tomatoes. oranges, amazing interest in food. lemons, plums and dates,

✩

In local, Interested buddy asks: "What did PLW have for dinner last night?"

Is

on bent

Vaguely annoyed at this, and remind PLW that only yester- day morning it was reported in paper that a housewife had died of overwork.

PLW giggles again and says: "What lovely fishi".

3rd day

IN local, Interested buddy asks:

goose,

read about in books.

*

Here is the lant letter air- malled by the Muuser:-

HIYA Sougar Puss,

H

legs?

by:

the

Ex-

arc

of individual atoms.

the They approach

problem RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES from different directions. and As was to be expected, most are thus often able to see the of the lectures and discussions possibilities which the methods were contributed by British of physics do not 11 How long do I have to waltchemists, and especially

reveal, those This conference served a fur- "before" "see you stepping down from the Atomic Energy Re her purpose. For the first time

the gangway of the Queen search Establishment at Hor- it gave the scientifs world Mary with them dainty white well who had organised comprehensive picture of the paws and them million dollar meeting. Most Important part major part of the work being of the work being done there done at Harwell. The extent of He is told-pea soup, sausages

"What did she have for

is making and

of this work surprised even many supplying fried in marge

laid on dinner last night?” and

Listen. honey cat. Getting radioactive isotopes for te- of the delegates who came from On way home meet builds potatoes mashed milk with

across is dead easy.

search. who knows buddy who has finely

Tell him: "Vegetable chopped onlon

An isotope is rather British laboratories, but visitors diflcult to define

from overseas Cats don't need no dough or chemist. It is perhaps easiest to equally impressed

even for a goose for sale. Rush into PLW's browned in oven, Laned peas herring

were evidently no passports. All you gotta do take a definite example.

and were orange juice, and bacon, tinned peas...." ask her would she and butter, the goose for lunch?

South African red plums,

The particularly delighted with the "Pens again?" asks buddy, is to hitch-hike to Southampton, element, carbon, for example, freedom with which the infor- He is told, yes, Peas again, walk board with the pass cormally occurs in the form of mation-other PLW groans and hides Bushed Buddy

good, but and

gers, and be welcomed by the

that she might have had

atoms which nre chef with the best lef: stable and face under

perfectly military importance was made bedclothes, Goose isn't she having too inany raspberry Jell-o from Canada if head

12 atomic available to them. Jell-o had jelled. She overs that money can't buy, might also hayo had Quick

Four days of luxury and here Milli Mixo if it had mixed you are only a mile or two with anything and not burst from Broadway, the centre pt into flames under the grill.

room and

comes of menu.

pens?

says very

and

the

roes

on

tonst

soup. with

Down in kitchen. Lottie is chasing Imaginary mouse. For a long time have thought Lottie, who is always getting into cocktail cabinet, is either secret

Hurry out of local, refusing drinker or

Buddy says but for the peas is going screwy hospitality,

to get back to he could stay in bed for a Maybe she has an Imaginary kitchen. Eush to larder, where month on the PLW's diet. mouse like Sid Field's Imaginary cooking fat is hoarded in fiying rabbit Harvey.

pan, to find Lottle licking It

Open refrigerator to put over, her eyes closed in ecstasy. 4th day

sausages in and take milk out. Lottie's Inmony in evidently, in Crisis calls for replanning of frig. beenuste she goes after menu.

J.

Take Lottie out of frig.. put

weigh

than

of

TE

his

IS THE BOSS elvilisation, the hub of the world, with every ashean over-

goes with flowing with milk and honey. He has Judgment that makes proportion

riccisions right more sense of humour. So far from which is the class moniker for often than they are wrong; shrinking from difficulties, he sardines and tender lolns and comman SENSE that gives him finds We avourless without what have you.

THIS MAN

that

a

my sugar ΑΝ

now

a solid grasp of essentials and them. Problems attract him takes him to the heart of a 09 mountains do the born All the swellest guys are here problem: personality of a calibre climber-he Itches to get at and all the ritziest dolls, but and a force that carries people them. none so ritzy as my honey cat with him, exacts discipline with M growing tired of cooking,

puss when she steps the rarest recourse to overt He may have ambition-this Find large casserole, pour in planning menus, and carry along the sidewalks with her)

Dower, and enables him to adds driving force-but it is no milk, add marge and fillets of ing trays.

Mouser. plaice and put in oven.

wr'nk success cven out ot a substitute for the zest for le fish in. Take fish out (wanted

Dirty

and human contact. has crockery As this will take longer than spread like

Honey baby, honey lamb. wrong decision. for lunch), put milk in. Re-

a rapidly growing honey chile, you sure Wh member want milk for lunch original menu, run up to PLW tropical plant from the kitchen knock 'em all call on Broad- He is Intelligent but with a He may have, indeed he must

Mistake

considerable take milk out.

fish to explain and ask if she would to the dining-room fable, and way and in Central Park with full share of earthiness. He

Rifls the and biscult to go may soon cross the hall and go them big innocent English eyes parcel for sausage parcel, put like sherry

of intellect, but he is not Intel- fish in

on with?

lectually aloof. In short, he is marching up the states.

everyday affairs. and that swell chassis.

a man to whom management is Takke, fish out, put milk in. PLW says: "Yes, please," Am also afraid of believing, in

We ain't seen innocent eyes

He has the common touch. He one of the suprema arts of Go

for Lottie's Harvey as psychiatris out on scrounge inke milk out, put fish in. Put

on Broadway since the Civil likes people. He has a zest for living--Description of an execu No chickens. Buy believes in Sid Field's rabbit.

War. sausages in. take fish out. Take chicken.

five from "Management in the turbot, soft herring roes, and Not only does she struggle in

Hurry, my" sugar cpt, sausages out, put Lolile in.

He is a well-rounded, well- Public Services," by F. .C of peas. Also the airing cupboard with it, but

honey puss. Interested buddy, in local, inore tins

balanced man, broad-backed, Hooper, Jr. 3d, (Institute of has falcon to staring into I PLW

enjoyed goose. mackerel for Lollic.

with a certain simplicity of Pubile Administration, London, Bock home, discover Tell him FLW not well enough

that corners and growling at the

of S.W.1). Lottle's Harvey has evidently wall

nska

to face goose.

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Me.

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