![This toy laboratory set was intended to let young people perform small scale experiments with radioactive materials in their own home. Equipped with a small working Geiger Counter, a “cloud chamber,” and samples of radioactive ore, the set’s creator claimed that the government supported its production to help Americans become more comfortable with nuclear energy.](https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/wp-content/uploads/Atomic-Energy-Lab-1951-1952-1000x977.jpg)
This toy laboratory set was intended to let young people perform small scale experiments with radioactive materials in their own home. Equipped with a small working Geiger Counter, a “cloud chamber,” and samples of radioactive ore, the set’s creator claimed that the government supported its production to help Americans become more comfortable with nuclear energy. A.C. Gilbert Company, “U-238 Atomic Energy Lab” (1950-51), via Wikipedia.