Learn How Dagwood Splits the Atom
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Title
Learn How Dagwood Splits the Atom
Subject
Nuclear chemistry -- Study and teaching
Atoms -- Study and teaching
Children's literature
Comic books
Educational comics
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Description
Comic book prepared with the scientific advice of Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves – director of the Manhattan Project –, Dr. John R. Dunning – the physicist who verified fission of the uranium atom – and Dr. Louis M. Heil. The comic book was created as an introduction to radioactivity and explained atomic structure as well as how to create a chain reaction. As an educational tool, beyond being included in the Atomic Energy Lab kit, it was largely distributed to children in middle and high school.
Creator
Joe Musical
Source
https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/py3dc61
Publisher
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Date
1949
Contributor
Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves
John R. Dunning
Louis Mace Heil
Rights
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights.
Rights holder: King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Relation
Component of the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab. https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/admin/items/show/605.
Grouped together with the "Prospecting for Uranium" government manual as part of the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab.
Format
Image
Text
32 pages
Language
eng
Type
Comic book
Educational comic book
Citation
Joe Musical, “Learn How Dagwood Splits the Atom,” Omeka, accessed May 15, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/606.