Radiation Events in History

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2012 Event - A study conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, announces the a harmful type of space radiation may accelerate the development of Alzheimer's disease

2012 Event - Light from the first stars in the universe is detected by astronomers studying high-energy radiation data; the data suggests these stars existed as early as 500 million years after the 'big bang'

2012 Event - In an apparent effort to keep his contract, a subcontractor at Japan's defunct Fukushima's nuclear power plant shielded dosimeters with lead plates to ensure they did not reach radiation limits, and workers to lie about possible high radiation exposure

2011 Event - After scientists reviewed studies on cell phone safety, the World Health Organization classifies cell phone radiation as a carcinogenic hazard, possibly carcinogenic to humans

2011 Event - The International Atomic Energy Agency calls for a summit to discuss concerns about nuclear safety following radiation leaks at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

2011 Event - Tokyo reports that levels of radiation in its water supply have returned to normal

2011 Event - The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant reports radiation levels 1600 times normal levels are present 20km from the plant

2011 Event - Japan's Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant suffers a radiation leak after the earthquake; thousands of nearby residents are evacuated

1991 Death - John Lawrence, examined effect of neutron radiation on fabric, dies

1965 Event - A Penzias and R Wilson detect 3 degrees K primordial background radiation

1959 Event - Explorer VI reveals an intense radiation belt around Earth

1958 Event - James van Allen discovers radiation belt

1956 Event - U.S. Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus

1951 Event - E Purcell and EM Ewen detect 21-cm radiation at Harvard physics lab

1914 Birthday - James Van Allen, U.S. physicist, discovered Van Allen radiation belts

1896 Event - Emile Grubbe is 1st dr to use radiation treatment for breast cancer

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