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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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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Thomson, Elihu, 1853-1937 ((electrical engineer) )
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1900-1932.
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0103
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Material documenting the activities of the Thomson Electric Welding Company and the Thomson Spot Welder Company. Includes copies of patents issued to Thomson or his employees, bulletins on electric resistance welding published by the companies, photographs of electric welding equipment, sales literature, historical notes on Elihu Thomson, and a led...
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Varian, Russell H., 1898-1959 (electrical engineer)
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1937.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0110
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Two notebooks, April 12-July 14 and July 14-September 8, 1937, documenting development of the klystron tube at Stanford University.
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Berger, Julius G., 1888- ((electrical engineer))
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1909-1918.
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1 Boxe (3 boxes, 9 volumes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0075
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection traces the training and employment of an early electrical engineer. It includes 4 manuals filled with Berger's lab training at Stevens and G.E., a lecture notebook, two business correspondence scrapbooks, an industrial power data reference book, and a group of G.E. technical newsletters.
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Roess, Harold R.D. (radio engineer)
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circa 1920-1964
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0048
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These papers document the career and interests of Roess, especially radio rebroadcasting stations, radio navigation, radar, antennas, Naval Research Laboratory projects, and radio broadcasting. Includes blueprints, schematics, technical literature, reprints, manuals, photographs, correspondence, and notes.
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Gross, Gerald Connop (radio engineer)
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1900-1946.
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0095
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the history of the development of international communications. Includes official correspondence, 1926-1945, while Gross was at the F.C.C.; clippings; photographs; publications; legal documents; radio licenses; reports from international conferences; and F.C.C. reports and circulars.
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Applebaugh, William K.
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1857-1926
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0.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0638
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the life and career of William K. Applebaugh, and his activities as a telegrapher during the U.S. Civil War.
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Nicholson, James H., 1897-
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1920-1970.
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0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0577
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, photographs, audio tapes and other documents relating to James H. Nicholson's career in radio, both as a long-time amateur operator and in his career in the U.S. Navy in both world wars and civilian government employment before and after World War II; Nicholson's autobiography; reminiscences by his daughter; and publications of amat...
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Automatic Telephone Company, Ltd.
Corrigan, Reseda
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1895-1930
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0.3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0581
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Press clippings, 1895-1897, from British publications (some unidentified) and one French journal describing the invention and the organization of the Automatic Telephone Company, Ltd. A note on the life of Max Margowski, one of the company's organizers is included, with statements of the company accounts (one a 1901 balance sheet). A record of liti...
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Gray, Elisha, 1835-1901 (inventor)
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1871-1938.
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3.6 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0014
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Legal documents, photographs, articles, copies of correspondence, three folders of original Gray correspondence on the Gray-Bell controversy; most of the collection consists of copies of material, or printed matter, collected by Lloyd W. Taylor of the museum staff.