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Dagwood Splits the Atom
September 1948 Popular Science

September 1948 Popular Science

September 1948 Popular Science Cover - RF Cafe[Table of Contents]

Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Popular Science, published 1872-2021. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.

I suppose if the U.S. Army can resort to comic books to train troops on preventative maintenance and proper care and feeding of an M16, Popular Science magazine can use comics to teach about the bombs which had recently finally brought an end to World War II. In this 1948 issue, the Bumstead family and Mandrake the Magician take on the task of putting the language of nuclear physics into terms understandable by the layman. Back in the day, the Blondie (began in 1930 by Chic Young) and Mandrake the Magician (began in 1934 by Lee Falk) comic strips were among the most popular. I have read Blondie since childhood (born 1958). BTW, did you know Blondie's maiden name is Boopadoop? ...but I digress. In this adventure, Mandrake shrinks the Bumsteads (Dagwood, Blondie, Alexander, Cookie, and even pooch Daisy) down to atomic size so they can directly witness the goings on within the nucleus. Although the quantum mechanical model of the atom had been adopted by 1948, the Bohr planetary version is implied, likely because most people had never heard of the quantum model. Enjoy.

Dagwood Splits the Atom

Dagwood Splits the Atom, September 1948 Popular Science - RF CafeTo make atomic energy easier to understand, this comic strip was prepared for an exhibit celebrating New York City's Golden Anniversary. Artist Joe Musial was aided by Dr. John R. Dunning, Nobel prize winner and Columbia University science director; Dr. Louis Heil of Cooper Union; Dr. Maxwell L. Eidinoff, author of Atomics for the Millions"; representatives of "Puck"; and a group of science journalists.

Pictures reproduced by permission of King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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