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Worsley, Beatrice H., Dr. (associate professor)
Mathematics, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
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1946-1959.
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0237
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Dr. Worsley's papers include handwritten notebooks, loose notes, memoranda, reprints from her articles in professional journals, and copies of her theses written in fulfillment of the master's and doctor's degree, from MIT and the University of Cambridge, respectively. All of these papers deal with technical and theoretical problems of computer des...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Section of Mathematics
- Dates:
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1955-1974
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-101
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Dr. Uta C. Merzbach, Associate Curator. Topics covered include planning of the IBM computer terminal exhibit with collection viewing; museum fire of 1970; exhibit preparations for "1876: A Centennial Exhibition"; education and training; educational programs; and exhibit of a working computer, with ...
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National Museum of American History, Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics
- Dates:
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1956-1988 and undated
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3.3 linear meters and oversize.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 332
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Science Media Group
- Dates:
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1994-2013
- Size:
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-067
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Science Media Group (SMG) was founded by Dr. Matthew H. Schneps and Dr. Philip Michael Sadler as an experimental project to explore novel applications of video in the service of science education. In operation at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory from 1989 to 2013, this accession consists of...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mathematics, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
- Dates:
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1945-1959
- Size:
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10.3 Cubic feet (Includes 31 vertical boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0290
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of over 2,516 items, housed in 31 document boxes. The material is arranged into chronological order and covers the project dates of l945- l959. The items were originally classified Secret, Confidential, and Unclassified. The collection is arranged into four series: Series 1, Summary Reports; Series 2, Bi-weekly Reports; Se...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Science Media Group
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2008-2013
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-205
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Science Media Group (SMG) was founded by Dr. Matthew H. Schneps and Dr. Philip Michael Sadler as an experimental project to explore novel applications of video in the service of science education. In operation at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory from 1989 to 2013, this accession consists of...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Science Media Group
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circa 1985-1995
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22 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-120
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Science Media Group (SMG) was founded by Dr. Matthew H. Schneps and Dr. Philip Michael Sadler as an experimental project to explore novel applications of video in the service of science education. In operation at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory from 1989 to 2013, this accession consists of...
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Grace Murray Hopper Collection
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Hopper, Grace Murray, 1906- (mathematician)
Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
- Dates:
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1944-1965
- Size:
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2.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0324
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The material includes technical notes, operating instructions and descriptions relating to projects which Hopper participated in at Harvard during and after World War II and later in the private sector. These projects involved the creation of the Navy's Mark I, II and III "mechanical calculators" (the fore runners of today's computers) and the UNI...
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SHARE (Association)
Computers, Information and Society, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Dietz, C. P.
- Dates:
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1964-1970
- Size:
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5 Cubic feet (14 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0498
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, abstracts and reports of computer programs, punch cards, Numerical Analysis project reviews, meeting notes, and research papers.
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Mr. Wizard Studios (Firm)
Herbert, Don (Donald Jeffry), 1917-2007
- Dates:
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1906-2008
bulk 1951-1995
- Size:
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26 Cubic feet (57 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1326
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents, through printed materials, photographs, audio and moving image, Don Herbert's career as a science educator under the persona of "Mr. Wizard" from 1951 until the 1990s.