All I want for Christmas is a Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab

Who says kids toys these days are more fun than in 1950

[lgn1]

The U-238 Atomic Energy lab was a chemistry set that was sold in 1950-1951 by the famous Gilbert Company of the erector set fame. The complete set is shown at the following url.

[orau.org...]

Yes things were much more fun back in the days before toy makers had lawyers on staff :) Sorry Lawman !

[StoutFiles]

Pretty cool.

[onepointone]

U.S. had an enormous headstart regarding atomic energy.

Exactly what did they do with it?

[diddlydazz]

looks like a lot of fun!

i never grew out of meccano :o)

[pageoneresults]

Oh, now I know where the mouse originated from. Look at that deionizer. Then look at the picture inside the box. Look familiar? ;)

[g1smd]

In more modern times, this happened:

[dangerouslaboratories.org...]

[Tastatura]

slightly OT but related: When I was a kid I loooved LEGOs. Building things with all those blocks was fun. Today, LEGO has fully functional and programmable robotics kit - LEGO Mindstorms! Couple of more years and my kids will be big enough so that I can play with this..... errr, I mean they can play with it :)

[mindstorms.lego.com...]

[grelmar]

I keep trying to convince my wife I need a lego mindstorm kit, and she keeps balking.

Oddly, she has no problem with my rocketry addiction. Go figure.