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The Politically Correct Periodic Table of the Elements

  • Circa 1995

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A whimsical rendering of the Periodic table noting all sources of toxicity, pollution, radioactivity, etc. This rendering is a slightly edited version of a table produced by the "Annals of Improbable Research."

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  • Box FC-5, Folder Periodic Tables (Assorted)

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Rose, Robert. “The Politically Correct Periodic Table of the Elements.” Cheltenham (Township), Pennsylvania: Instruments for Research and Industry, circa 1995. Periodic Tables Collection, Box FC-5, Folder Periodic Tables (Assorted). Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/rf55z8701.

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