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Science Service
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circa 1920s-1970s
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19 cu. ft. (38 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-094
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Science Service was established in 1920 through the efforts of the E. W. Scripps Company in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and the National Research Council (NRC). In 1919 Scripps had established the American Society for the Dissemination of Science. ...
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Redstone Arsenal
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1960
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0.07 Cubic feet (4 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0014
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Redstone engine is one of the most significant developments in US rocket technology. This collection consists of 36 pages of 17 x 11 inch schematic drawings of the Redstone launch vehicle's advanced electrical systems.
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Brown, William W. (electrical engineer)
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1920-1950
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2.66 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0102
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
35 binders of engineering drawings, correspondence, and charts concerning high frequency alternators, low and high frequency antenna systems, insulators, conductors, power transformers, cables, and vacum tubes.
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1957-1959
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1.09 Cubic feet ((1 records center box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0207
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of technical manuals for the Nike-Ajax missile system. Most of the manuals cover the electronic, electrical, and guidance equipment for system testing and operation.
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History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Niagara Falls Power Company
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1899 - 1919
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7 Cubic feet (14 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0949
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of bound photograph albums and loose photographs documenting the construction of the Adams Power Station (hydroelectric plant) and allied structures of the Niagara Falls Power Company, 1899-1919.
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Charles Richardson Pratt Papers
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Pratt, Charles Richardson, 1860-1935
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1860-1935
bulk 1910-1924
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6 Cubic feet (13 boxes, 8 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0958
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the professional career of mechanical engineer, Charles Richardson Pratt. The papers include correspondence, patents, patent application materials, agreements, photographs, publications, and blueprints for many of Pratt's inventions, especially his work on elevators.
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bulk 1917-1985
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0.41 Cubic feet ((2 boxes and 2)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0018
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of manuals, reports, photographs, drawings, brochures, and other material relating to aircraft propulsion. The following companies are represented: Pratt & Whitney, Armstrong Siddeley, Bristol, Napier, Westinghouse, and Rolls Royce Engines. Besides material on engines and propellers, the collection also contains U.S. Navy D...
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1980-1999
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10.67 Cubic feet (12 containers)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0048
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material relating to the United States Navy YEZ-2A Airship Program.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Guha, Subhendu
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1998
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0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0668
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains original, master, and reference videos documentingSubhendu Guha, inventor of the solar shingle.
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)
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circa 1847-1989
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36 Cubic feet (124 boxes, 3 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0069
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original documents and papers generated by William J. Hammer and by various companies and individuals with whom he was associated. Includes material related to the research and inventions of Edison, Bell, Tesla, the Curies, etc.