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Watson, Paul Gristock, 1900-1966 (naval officer)
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1960-1965
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0104
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the early development of radio apparatus.
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Papp, George
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Lott, H.J.
Salinger, Hans W.G.
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1934-1984
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3.5 Cubic feet (9 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0822
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains a diverse selection of materials that address a variety of aspects of the ITT Industrial Laboratories in Fort Wayne, Indiana. There are research and development notebooks from various scientists and engineers, reports and articles on products being developed and research being conducted, technical drawings, a large body of...
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Jackson, Milt
Madewell, Steven
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October 2, 2010
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2 electronic discs (dvd)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1241
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents inventor Milt Jackson who discusses his "re-invention" of the test tube. Jackson's test tube has a flat side that enables it to rest horizontally without a rack, and a bent end. Milt Jackson is the founder of the company Norwood-Cortez which provides computer systems design services.
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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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National Company (NATCO) Atomic Clocks Records
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Bagnall, James
Orensberg, Arthur
NATCO, Inc. (National Company, Inc.)
Mainberger, Walter
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1955 - 1968
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5.5 Cubic feet (16 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0547
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records document the development of the first commercial atomic clocks by the National Company, Inc., (NATCO) of Malden, Massachusetts, a company known for producing specialized electronic equipment. The records include blueprints, technical drawings and schematics, technical and research reports, instruction manuals, photographs, and marketing materials.
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Bigelow, Elizabeth Merkelson
Bigelow, Julian
Princeton University. Institute for Advanced Study Computer Project
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1949-1961.
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2 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0815
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, personal notes, articles, drawings, photographs, and published reports documenting the IAS Electronic Computer Project.
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Litton Industries
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bulk 1960-1969
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0.36 Cubic Feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2010.0015
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of approximately 0.36 cubic feet of material relating to the development of space suits at Litton Industries. Materials included in the collection include a copy of the Litton Industries publication, The Extravehicular and Lunar Surface Suit Progress Report; copies of papers authored by Litton Industries staff on the develo...
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Du Mont, Allen B. (Allen Balcom), 1901-1965
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1884-1965
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46 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0018
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
While the collection is focused rather specifically on the development of television in America, including technical details, legal proceedings, marketing and advertisement, and manufacturing, it is also a rich source for the history of American advertising, work cultures, sales, and entertainment. There is also information about radio, mostly in p...
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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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Osman, Richard W.
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1977-1981
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-326
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the papers of Marine Ecologist Richard W. Osman. Osman, a marine ecologist, received his A. B. in Geology-Biology from Brown University in 1970 and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1975. These materials pertain to an experimental marine benthic panel study at 28 sites along the southern California coa...