1932 RAYMOND ZIRKLE Biophysicist MANHATTAN PROJECT Signed OFFPRINT LOT Physics

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Up for auction is a large lot of monographs by the Manhattan Project biophysicist Raymond Elliott Zirkle (1902-1988) with some signed by him.Zirkle was one of the leading biophysicists of his day, and a principal on the Manhattan Project, where his research was devoted to measuring the biological effects of nuclear radiation on living tissue. This lot of original offprints represents a significant portion of his scholarly output before, during and after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The collection ranges from his first published paper, in 1932 in the Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology, to the period just after the explosion of the first hydrogen bomb.Offprints in this lot:1932 Some effects of alpha radiation on plant cells. J. Cell. Comp. Physiol. 2:251-274.1936 Modification of radiosensitivity by means of readily penetrating acids and bases. Am. J. Roentgenol. 35:230-237.1937 With P. C. Aebersold and E. R. Dempster. The relative biological effectiveness of fast neutrons and x-rays upon different organisms. Am. J. Cancer 29:556-562.1937. Biological effects of Alpha particles and their relation to the effects of neurons. Occasional Publications of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 4:220-224.1938 With I. Lampe. Differences in the relative action of neutrons and Roentgen rays on closely related tissues. Am. J. Roentgenol. 39:615-627.1940. With T.P. Ting. The nature and cause of the hemolysis produced by x-rays. J.Cell. Comp. Physiol. 16: 189-195.1940. The radiobiological importance of the energy distribution along ionization tracts. J. Cell. Comp. Physiol. 16: 221-235.1940 Effects of X-rays upon the permeability of erythrocytes to water and certain non-electrolytes. J. Cell. Comp. Physiol. 16: 269-276.1940. With T.P. Ting. Effects of X-rays upon the vapor pressure of blood and its components. J.Cell. Comp. Physiol. 16: 277-283.1940 The influence of intracellular acidity on the radiosensitivity of various organisms. J. Cell. Comp. Physiol. 16:301-311.1949. Shrinking and swelling after Alpha irradiation of various parts of large Eryhrocytes. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 72:27-29.1953 With C. A. Tobias. Effects of ploidy and linear energy transfer on radiobiological survival curves. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 47:282-306. Inscribed by Zirkle on front cover: "For Bill / Ray."Also two chapters, from what I believe to be a 1951 Manhattan Project Technical Section publication, both with Zirkle as co-author, and both inscribed by Zirkle on the front covers, dated October 2, 1951.With J.R. Raper and K.K. Barnes. Techniques of external irradiation with Beta rays. "Based on Report CH-3098, June 30, 1945 (MDDC-661)." "Chapter 1"With J.R. Raper and K.K. Barnes. Comparative lethal effects of external Beta irradiation. "Based on Report MonH-67, Feb. 12, 1946 (MDDC-439)." "Chapter 3"Fourteen publications all together, with three of them inscribed by Zirkle.Biographies of Zirkle can be found at the National Academy of Sciences website, where one can also obtain a PDF of his memorial volume.A pioneer in the field of radiation biology, Zirkle's work was pivotal in helping scientists understand the invisible long-term dangers of nuclear weapons technology in the survival of the human species. After working on the Manhattan Project from its inception, he accepted a position at the University of Chicago in 1944, where he taught until his retirement.A rare chance to own this very-well preserved collection of Zirkle's research.Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution read more

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