Summary
Catalogue produced for 'The Herald Atomic Age and Industrial Exhibition', held at the (Royal) Exhibition Building in January and February 1948. The catalogue forward states the exhibition's aims to be `to place the emphasis, primarily, on the constructive aspect of atomic energy' and that `it is dedicated to the belief that greater public understanding of atomic possibilities, both for good and evil, will inevitably help to ensure that the atom, and its prodigious energies, will be applied to human ends of greater happiness and well-being'. As well as providing a list of exhibits and exhibitors, the catalogue provides a historical overview of atomic physics, including a section on 'Five Bombs Changed History'.
Physical Description
Rectangular booklet with sixty two printed pages and and a glossy printed cover. The cover features an image of a giant with his hands over an atomic blast. Inside are details of the exhibitors, a map and a number of themed advertisements, including one for Healing radios on the back cover.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date of Event
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jan 1948 - Feb 1948
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Organiser of Event
'Herald' Newspaper, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jan 1948 - Feb 1948
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Inscriptions
Text, front cover: JANUARY FEBRUARY 1948/ONE SHILLING/THE HERALD/ATOMIC AGE AND/INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, Exhibitions & trade shows, Catalogues
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
188 mm (Width), 247 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Nuclear Industry, Royal Exhibition Building, Exhibitions, Events, Newspaper Promotions