Van de Graaff generator.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
High Voltage Engineering Corporation records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-0153
Abstract
The collection documents the High Voltage Engineering Corporation, a company founded in 1947 by Robert J. Van de Graaff, Denis M. Robinson, and John G. Trump, all members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) faculty. Manufacturing operations began with the development and manufacture of particle accelerators, and then electromagnetic and neutron generators. The records consist of technical notes and drawings left by Robert J. Van de Graaff, chief scientist and one of the...
Dates:
1933 - 1969
Robert J. Van de Graaff papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-0045
Abstract
The collection documents the career of Robert Jemison Van de Graaff, known for developing high-voltage electrostatic generators used for nuclear structure research, cancer therapy, and radiographic studies. Materials include correspondence, reports, contracts, drawings, and technical notes for major projects Van de Graaff worked on during his tenure at MIT, including projects for the US Office of Scientific Research and Development, as well as materials relating to the courses he taught in...
Dates:
1928 - 1948