Ginzton, Edward L. (Edward Leonard), 1915-
Edward L. Ginzton papers, circa 1937-1992.
Papers regarding Ginzton's activities at Stanford University, with Varian Associates, and on national committees and local organizations. Includes correspondence, manuscripts, memoranda, journals, publications, technical reports, manufacturing reports, oral history materials, and photographs. Also includes correspondence, publications, biographical material and manuscripts of Russell, Sigurd and Dorothy Varian. Individuals, organizations, and topics covered include: William Webster Hansen, Henry S. Kaplan, the W. W. Hansen Laboratory of Physics, Stanford Microwave Laboratory, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford Midpeninsular Urban Coalition, the Silicon Valley microelectronics industry, klystrons, and microwaves. Additions includ correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, financial records, conference materials, speeches, and oral history materials pertaining to energy research, Committee on Motor Vehicle Emissions, Business International Roundtable Meetings, his trips to Japan and Taiwan, science in China and Hungary, Energy Research Development Agency, and the history of Varian Associates.
Engineer. Co-founder of Varian Associates and a pioneer in microwave tube technology and linear accelerator development. As a graduate student at Stanford during the 1930's, Ginzton joined Russell and Sigurd Varian and physics professors William W. Hansen and David L. Webster to develop the klystron tube, an integral part of radar and the linear accelerator concept. After working on radar systems during World War II, Ginzton returned to Stanford in 1946 as a professor of applied physics. He joined Hansen in the establishment of the Microwave Laboratory at Stanford. Becoming director of the Laboratory in 1949, he worked with Henry Kaplan in adapting the linear accelerator for the treatment of cancer. He directed Project M, which led to the construction of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (a two-mile linear accelerator). In 1948, Ginzton helped found Varian Associates, becoming chairman of the board and chief executive officer in 1959. Ginzton was elected a member of the National Academy of Science and the National Academy of Engineering; he has also served on the Stanford University Board of Trustees.
Ginzton, Edward L. (Edward Leonard), 1915-
Kaplan, Henry S., 1915-
Varian, Dorothy, 1907-
Varian, Russell Harrison, 1898-1959.
Varian, Sigurd Fergus, 1901-1961.
Business International Corporation.
W. W. Hansen Laboratories of Physics
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
Stanford Midpeninsular Urban Coalition.
Stanford University. Dept. of Physics -- Faculty.
Varian Associates -- History.
Engineers -- Travel -- Japan.
Engineers -- Travel -- Taiwan.
High technology industries -- California -- Santa Clara County.
Klystrons.
Microelectronics industry -- California -- Santa Clara County.
Microwaves.
Motor vehicles -- Pollution control devices -- Government policy.
Nuclear energy -- Research -- History.
Science -- China.
Science -- Hungary.
Science -- History.
Solid state physics.
Science and industry.
Research and development contracts.
Financial records. aat
Memorandums. aat
Minutes. aat
Oral histories. aat aat
Reports. aat
Speeches. aat
Hansen, W. W. (William Webster), 1909-1949
Stanford University. Microwave Laboratory.
AIP-ICOS
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Stanford, CA 94305, USA