International Atomic Weights

A Review of the Performance of the International Atomic Energy Agency Regarding Pakistan’s Nuclear Activities

Among the significant issues of the subcontinental region, one can refer to the concern over Pakistan’s inability to maintain the security of its nuclear facilities, the illegal increase in its nuclear weapon production, extremist organizations’ access to nuclear weapons, as well as the fact that this country has not joined the NPT treaty. Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA...

International Comparison of Atomic Frequency Standards Via VLF Radio Signals

A study was made of data obtained over an 18-month period (July 1961 to December 1962, inclusive) on the comparison of atomic frequency standards located in seven laboratories in the United States, Europe, and Canada, using the VLF signals of GBR (16 kc/s), Rugby, England, and NBA (18kc/s), Balboa, Canal Zone. Each laboratory observes the accumulated difference in phase over a 24-hr period (the...

The Separation of Chlorine into Isotopes (Isotopic Elements) and the Whole Number Rule for Atomic Weights.

The purpose of this note is to outline a theory elaborated by the author Which appears to afford satisfactory explanation of much of the published data relating to the degradation of carbohydrates by enzyme systems both "in vivo" and "in vitro." Experimental work to test the theory has been in progress for some time' and on completion may necessitate certain modifications. As this is intended t...

Theodore William Richards: apostle of atomic weights and Nobel Prize winner in 1914.

In recognition of his exact determinations of the atomic weights of a large number of the chemical elements, T. W. Richards received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1914. His meticulous techniques resulted in "a degree of accuracy never before attained". This Essay follows Richards from his precocious youth to becoming a celebrated chemist and emphasizes his dedication to forseeing likely sourc...

Policy Research Division Working Paper No . 126 ( 1999 ) Population Weights in the International Order