Harold C. Weber papers
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Collection contains printed material relating to tests conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at the request of the Select Committee on Small Business of the United States Senate concerning effects noted when the battery additive AD-X2 was added to lead acid storage batteries.
Dates
- 1952 - 1956
Creator
Access note
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Biography
Harold Christian Weber, 1895- , S.B. in chemical engineering, 1918, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sc.D. 1935, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, joined the MIT faculty in 1922 as assistant professor of chemical engineering. He became associate professor in 1928 and professor in 1941; was technical advisor to the Chemical Warfare Development Laboratory at MIT during World War II; and was appointed Chief Scientific Advisor to the Chief of Research and Development of the U.S. Army in 1958.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
Processing Information note
Some collection descriptions are based on legacy data and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. Description may change pending verification. Please contact the MIT Department of Distinctive Collections if you notice any errors or discrepancies.
- Government consultants Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Faculty Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Storage batteries -- Additives. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Weber, Harold C. (Harold Christian), 1895-
Creator
- Title
- Preliminary Description of the Papers of Harold C. Weber
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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