American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Bernard T. Feld papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-0167
Abstract
The Bernard Taub Feld papers document his academic, professional, and political pursuits during the period 1943 to 1990. The bulk of the material dates from the mid-1950s, reflecting his establishment in the scientific community and his increased interest in nuclear arms control.
Dates:
1943 - 1990
Francis Bitter papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-0077
Abstract
These papers document the career of Francis Bitter, who helped establish the National Magnet Laboratory at MIT. The bulk of the collection postdates 1934, when Bitter came to MIT. The papers consist primarily of correspondence with colleagues, professional societies, and concerns that hired him as a consultant.
Dates:
1925 - 1967
Victor Frederick Weisskopf papers
Collection
Identifier: MC-0572
Abstract
The collection documents the professional life and career of Victor Frederick Weisskopf (1908-2002) from the 1920s through 2002. Educated in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s, Weisskopf made contributions to the quantum theory of radiative transitions, the self-energy of electrons, the electrodynamic properties of the vacuum, and the theory of nuclear reactions. In 1943, several years after his move to the United States, Weisskopf was invited to join the Manhattan Project, where he served as...
Dates:
1922 - 2002
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- Particles (Nuclear physics) -- Research. 2
- Physicists -- Archives. 2
- Arms control -- History 1
- Arms race 1
- Disarmament 1
- Electromagnets -- Research. 1
- Ferromagnetism -- Research. 1
- Institute Professors 1
- Nuclear arms control -- History. 1
- Nuclear disarmament -- History. 1
- Nuclear physics -- Study and teaching. 1
- Nuclear physics. 1
- Nuclear reactions 1
- Nuclear structure 1
- Physicists -- Correspondence 1
- Physics -- History -- 20th century. 1
- Physics -- Popular works. 1
- Physics -- Research. 1
- Physics -- Study and teaching. 1 + ∧ less
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