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Brookhaven National Laboratory
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1959 - 1960
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1.67 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0522
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Documentary materials relating to the construction and operation of the 80-inch hydrogen bubble chamber at Brookhaven National Laboratory: a 16mm film of the construction of the bubble chamber; 6 reels of audiotapes from the operation of the bubble chamber, 8 rolls of 70mm film of particle tracks; 3 rolls of 35mm film of particle tracks; a log book...
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Segre, Rosa, Estate of
Segre, Emilio
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1942-1997
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0.25 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0691
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to the career of the nuclear physicist Emilio Segre, including a set of previously classified, now unclassified government documents including correspondence, laboratory reports and memoranda, relating to Segre's research; several diplomas and honorary awards and the programs from the ceremonies at which they were conferred.
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Science Service
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1921-1974
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-134
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of photographs, captions, and press releases related to modern physics, with emphasis on atomic physics and accelerators. These files were originally part of the research files compiled by and for journalists who worked at Science Service from the 1920s through the 1960s. The informational "morgue" files were organize...
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Roberts, Richard B. (Richard Brooke), 1910-
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1938-1939
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1 volume.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7160
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This notebook contains Roberts' laboratory data and notes for the period September 1938 to April 1939, including notes on the atom-splitting experiment. The volume also contains a letter from Roberts to his father, giving the background of the experiment.
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1988
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2 videotapes (Reference copies). 7 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9537
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Medicine and Science
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1962-2011
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15 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-384
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Paul Forman, Curator of modern physics, which document his curatorial and professional activities in the Division of Medicine and Science, and during the years when modern physics was part of the Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy, the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics, and the Divisio...
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Scherbatskoy, Serge A., 1908-2002
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1925-2002
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17 Cubic feet (39 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0936
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the professional career and business interests of inventor Serge A. Scherbatskoy, who specialized in petroleum geophysics. Papers include laboratory notebooks, license agreements, correspondence, blue line prints, patent litigation files, newspaper clippings, reference files, patents, promotional literature, and audio-visual materials.
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Franco Rasetti Papers
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Rasetti, Franco, 1901-2001
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1944-1965 and undated
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0.75 cu. ft. (1 document box) (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7240
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of field notebooks and notes; a draft of a publication; and photographs of geologic formations.
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Science Service
- Dates:
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1920s-1970s
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68.75 cu. ft. (68 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 90-105
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records constitute the morgue files for the Science Service, and as such contain past articles, press releases and other materials produced by the Science Service. In addition are supplemental photographs, news clippings, scientific papers and articles, obituaries and related topical information. Files are categorized according to Libra...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
- Dates:
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1977-1983
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3 oversize folders.
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-500
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Paul Forman, Curator of modern physics, which document planning for the following exhibitions: Atom Smashers; Einstein: A Centenary Exhibition; FDR: The Intimate Presidency; and Atomic Clocks, an in-depth examination of the discoveries and developments that changed the international time standard ...