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1	A Walk Through The History of Portable Radiation Detectors 1920 to 1960
2	Earliest Portable Radiation Detector – 1925
3	Early Portable Radiation Detectors - 1933
4	Dr. Robert Taft – Radium Hound – 1930’s
5	Dr. Taft Portable Radiation Detectors - 1938
6	Early Radium Search – late 1930’s
7	Dr. Taft – Radium Hound – 1930’s
8	Electrometers – late 1930’s
9	Victoreen – First Nuclear Company - 1931
10	Victoreen - Early Years
11	Instrument Development Laboratory - early 1940’s
12	Herbach and Rademan - early 1940’s
13	Manhattan Project – early 1940’s First Atomic Pile December 2, 1942
14	Oak Ridge (Clinton Laboratories) Atomic Pile November 2, 1943
15	Oak Ridge Atomic Pile
16	Contamination – A Major Issue
17	Laboratory Prototypes - late 1940’s Establishing Specifications
18	World War II – June 1944 Operation Peppermint
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20	Pacific Island Nuclear Tests Operation Crossroads 1946-1947
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22	Navy Bureau of Ships – early 1950s
23	Uranium Rush of 1949
24	Uranium Rush of 1949
25	Uranium Rush of 1949
26	Industry Responds Prospecting Drives Down Cost and Size
27	External Extension Probes for Prospecting
28	Precision Radiation Instruments - 1950’s
29	Need Grows for Higher Sensitivity
30	Even More Sensitivity Required – 1950’s
31	Even Larger Scintillator Counters
32	Auxiliary Displays and Meters
33	Long Extension Probes
34	Upgraded Meters and Displays
35	Sears Tower Product Line - 1955
36	Form Factors of All Types
37	Typical Handheld Meters - 1950’s
38	Geiger Counter Kits - 1950’s
39	Novelty Detectors - 1950’s
40	Sylvania’s New Prospector - 1956