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THE course of lectures on detonating substances which was to have been given at the Royal Institution on March 1, 8, and 15 by Prof. W. E. Garner, Lever-hulme professor of physical chemistry in the University of Bristol, has been postponed owing to an accident to him. Prof. Garner has been engaged for some time in a research on solid explosive substances. On Thursday, Feb. 25, when he was about to remove a crystal of pure lead azide from a cardboard pill-box containing about 5 mgm. of the material, as he raised the cover of the box with his right hand, the material exploded. Two of his fingers were seriously damaged and his left hand received lesser injuries. We are glad to learn that he is making very satisfactory progress.
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Prof. W. E. Garner. Nature 129, 342 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129342b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/129342b0