Bloch, Felix, 1905-1983-
Felix Bloch papers, 1931-1987.
This collection documents Felix Bloch's role in twentieth century physics as a scientist, teacher and administrator. The collection includes correspondence, grant proposals, lecture notes, minutes and accompanying documentation regarding departmental, university and national committees, research notebooks, grants, patents, and designs; files regarding organizations in which Bloch played an active role; publications (predominantly reprints) by Bloch; and photographs. Of special note is extensive correspondence with Stanford colleagues during his tenure as Director of CERN regarding the growth of Big Science and his reservations about the influence of large federally funded projects at the University, particularly the creation of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Also well documented is the growth of the physics Department during the 1950s through 1980s and Bloch's presidency of the American Physical Society.
Swiss-American physicist (1905-1983). Ph.D., physics (University of Leipzig, 1928). Cyclotron work at the University of California at Berkeley; first professor for theoretical physics at Stanford University; Los Alamos National Laboratory; radar project, Harvard University. Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1952 for his work in nuclear magnetism.
Bloch, Felix, 1905-1983-
American Physical Society.
European Organization for Nuclear Research.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
Stanford University. Dept. of Physics -- Faculty.
Nuclear magnetic resonance.
Nuclear magnetism.
Quantum theory.
Lecture notes. aat
Notebooks. aat
Photographs. aat
AIP-ICOS
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Stanford, CA 94305, USA