SZ/OEMU/1/1/1 - [Letter, SZ to J.D. Bernal, 22/9/39]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/1/1/1

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, SZ to J.D. Bernal, 22/9/39]

Date/s

1939

Quantity & Format

1 leaf Letters (typescript)

Subject

Animal experimentation
United Kingdom. Ministry of Home Security. Air Raid Precautions Department. Technical Branch
Explosions -- Physiological effect -- In shelters

Creator

Zuckerman, Solly, 1904-1993

Creator

Bernal, J. D.

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

SZ refers to using monkeys in trials to see whether people leaning against shelter walls are at any additional risk should a bomb drop nearby. The work could be carried out in conjunction with the ARP Technical Branch's work into the effects of explosions on shelter walls. SZ will need a fortnight to prepare the trials and the results should be available one week after the tests. SZ sets out estimated costs of the experiments.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/1 - [OEMU. Staff, Premises, and Equipment]
    - SZ/OEMU/1/1 - [OEMU Staff Appointments, Salaries, and Agreements with Ministries]
      - SZ/OEMU/1/1/1 - [Letter, SZ to J.D. Bernal, 22/9/39]

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