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The A.C. Gilbert Company's Atomic Energy Lab U-238, "The Most Dangerous Toy in History," was designed at the government's request to boost youth interest in atomic energy. Complete and original set. Quintessential piece of American toy history. Fewer than 5,000 examples were produced with very few surviving today. Released in 1950.
23. Jan. 2018 · That wasn’t the case for the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab. Released by the famous American toymaker Alfred Gilbert’s company, the atomic energy lab was designed to teach kids about science by letting them observe real nuclear fission in the comfort of their homes. Included in the kit were several forms of uranium, which you may recognize ...
10. Mai 2024 · Enter the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab Kit, a truly extraordinary and daring educational toy that brought the wonders of nuclear science right into the hands of intrepid young explorers. Conceived by the ingenious mind of Alfred Carlton Gilbert, a visionary toy inventor and relentless advocate for science education, the Atomic Energy Lab Kit was a daring experiment in itself.
Gilbert was seemingly quite proud of the Atomic Energy Lab, his most spectacular educational toy, his words, not mine, and one of the many chemistry- / physics-related toys on the market in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was exciting, it was safe and it was accurate, said this gentleman who was sometimes / often compared to Walter Elias “Walt” Disney, Junior, for his creative genius.
22. Juni 2020 · The Atomic Energy Lab Kit or Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab was the name of the gadget released in 1950. The toy came in an enticing red box similar to the mythic board-game Jumanji but yet held actual, physical danger because the incredible fact about the Atomic Energy Lab Kit is it had actual sources of radiation including Uranium Ores inside.
7. Dez. 2021 · The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab kit was released to the public in 1950 as a fun toy to teach young people about nuclear and chemical reactions using radioactive material. The U-238 Atomic Energy Lab kit was created by Alfred Carlton Gilbert, an American athlete, magician, toymaker, businessman, and inventor of the Erector Set.
9. Dez. 2006 · In 1951, A.C. Gilbert introduced his U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, a radioactive learning set we can only assume was fun for the whole math club. Gilbert, who Americanmemorabilia claims was “often compared to Walt Disney for his creative genius,” had a dream that nuclear power could capture the imaginations of children everywhere. For a mere $49.50, the kit came complete with three “very low ...
