Div. of Radiation and Organisms Established
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PrintSecretary Charles Greeley Abbot establishes the Division of Radiation and Organisms. Its function is to investigate the effects of radiation upon living organisms, mainly plants, and the division works with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. The original Division of Astrophysical Research is devoted to Solar Radiation Problems.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 1, 1929