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The Salvador E. Luria Papers

Title:
Letter from Salvador E. Luria to the editor of The Washington Post pdf (161,233 Bytes) ocr (3,080 Bytes)
Description:
In this letter to the editor, Luria protested statements made by Amherst College Professor Harold Plough about the possibility of radiation-induced genetic mutation due to atmospheric nuclear tests in a recent article. This letter appeared in the newspaper on 5 July 1962.
Number of Image Pages:
2 (161,233 Bytes)
Date:
1962-06-27 (June 27, 1962)
Creator:
Luria, Salvador E.
Recipient:
Washington Post
Source:
Original Repository: American Philosophical Society. Library. Salvador Luria Papers
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Daniel D. Luria.
Reproduced with permission of the American Philosophical Society.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Ethics
Exhibit Category:
Politics, Science, and Social Responsibility
Unique Identifier:
QLBBDF
Document Type:
Articles
Letters (correspondence)
Language:
English
Format:
application/pdf
image/tif
Physical Condition:
Good
Series: Correspondence, 1938-1992
Folder: The Washington Post, 1962-1979
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2005-07-25

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