Kohn, Walter, 1923-2016-
Walter Kohn papers.
Collection includes Kohn's notes, articles, manuscripts, research documents, and correspondence. Documents his working life as a physicist and includes materials related to Kohn's opposition to University of California's peacetime nuclear weapons research and development, and his work with organizations dedicated to international peace and the advancement of human rights.
Physicist, condensed matter theory. Major affiliations include: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, 1948-1950; Carnegie Institute of Technology (later Carnegie-Mellon University), Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 1950-1960; and University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA, 1960- .
Human rights advocacy
Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Peace movements.
Physics
Solid state physics
Physicists. lcsh
AIP-ICOS
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections. Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA