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Notable Radiophysicists and Radiochemists in Croatia by 1945
U ovome preglednom radu dan je uvid u život i rad doajena znanosti o zraÄenju i zaÅ”tite od zraÄenja u Hrvatskoj do 1945. godine. Efektivni poÄeci znanosti o zraÄenju, pa tako i zaÅ”tite od zraÄenja na podruÄju Hrvatske sežu Äak do kraja 19. stoljeÄa. FiziÄari i kemiÄari bili su meÄu prvima moguÄim žrtvama izloženosti ionizirajuÄem zraÄenju, pa su tako i bili prvi koji su upozoravali na Å”tetne uÄinke radijacije na žive organizme.
Pretraživanje dostupnih arhiva i poznate literature nije samo rasvijetlilo život i rad doajena znanosti o zraÄenju veÄ je omoguÄilo sistematiÄan uvid u do sada nepoznate detalje važne za povijest i razvoj znanosti o zraÄenju, zaÅ”tite od zraÄenja, kao i o medicinskoj fi zici. Sve to pokazuje da Hrvatska od samoga poÄetka ne samo da slijedi najsuvremenije znanstvene spoznaje iz tih podruÄja, veÄ i njima aktivno pridonosi.Physicists and chemists were among the first potential victims of occupational exposure to ionising radiation and they were also the first to warn about the harmful effects of radiation on living organisms. This review presents the work of the first notable scientists in the field of radiation science in Croatia from the discovery of radiation (Henry Becquerel in 1896) to 1945. The beginning of radiation science and radiation protection in Croatia can be traced to the end of the 19th century. Our research of the archived material and literature not only gave a deeper insight to the life and work of some of these notable scientists, but also gave a glimpse of previously unknown facts and details important for the history and development of radiation science, radiation protection, as well as medical physics. Our research has shown that Croatian scientists not only kept pace with contemporary scientific knowledge but also made notable contributions from the very beginning