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ABSTRACT The Atomic Scientists' Association, with full co-operation of the Ministry of Supply, is organising a travelling train Exhibition on Atomic Energy which will start at the
beginning of November, touring twenty-six towns in England, Scotland and Wales. The aim of the exhibition will be to give the public the basic facts of atomic energy and explain its
implications; its destructive and constructive purposes. The exhibition will be fitted in two coaches The first half of the exhibition will deal with the basic principles of atomic energy.
These will be illustrated by means of charts, photographs and working models But in addition to these there will be several experiments showing the instruments used in laboratories for the
detection of radioactivity, and the process of splitting uranium atoms. There will also be an experiment showing the production of artificial radioactivity. In the second part, the
application of atomic energy will be shown with models illustrating the chain reaction in uranium, the principles of separation of isotopes and atomic energy piles. The applications of
atomic energy to medicine and biological sciences will also be illustrated. The instruments used in the tracer technique in medicine will be shown. Scientific men will be in attendance to
give additional explanations. It is planned to organise at the same time Atomic Energy Weeks in each town visited, when lectures and film shows will take place. There will be, in
collaboration with various local organisations, public meetings, ‘brains trusts’ and conducted parties for schools, etc. The choice of towns to be visited was dictated largely by train
requirements and existing facilities at the various stations. These facts have eliminated a number of towns which were intended to be fitted into the itinerary. The official opening will
take place at Liverpool, but the first showing to the public will be at Chester on November 10. Inquiries should be addressed to the Press Office, Ministry of Supply, Shell-Mex House,
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