Ballam, Joseph, 1917-1997.
Joseph Ballam papers, 1972-1996.
A. Correspondence, photographic slides, publications, reports, realia. B. Records deal with SLAC's Positron Electron Project (PEP), Hydrogen Bubble Chamber (HBC) Program, and Experimental Program Advisory Committee (EPAC); as well as SLAC Collaborations, TACUP (Technical Advisory Committee & University Programs), and the U.S. High-Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP).
Professor Ballam received his BS in physics from the University of Michigan in 1939. After one semester at MIT, he joined the war effort at the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Ships. Received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, 1951 for studies on cosmic rays. Was Assistant Professor at Princeton; Senior Faculty at Michigan State University, and in 1961 joined SLAC as an Associate Profess; was Associate Director of the SLAC Research Division 1963-1982.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center -- Administration.
Stanford University -- Study and teaching.
United States. High Energy Physics Advisory Panel.
Positron beams -- Research.
Photographs. aat
Reports. aat
Physicists.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Experimental Program Advisory Committee.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Hydrogen Bubble Chamber Program.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Positron Electron Project.
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