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Wilson, Robert R., 1914-2000
Robert R. Wilson papers, 1936-2000.
Memorabilia documenting the development of atomic energy research and high energy physics in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Includes manuscripts, correspondence (including many requests to give talks or seminars or advice on building accelerators), papers, talks, articles, clippings, notes and notebooks, course materials, memorabilia, professional papers; drawings, designs and photographs of some of the buildings, accelerators and equipment he helped design, as well as some of his sculptures. Among the personal papers in the collection are some family letters, documents, and photographs, as well as designs and plans for his homes in New Mexico and Florida.
Physicist; received A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1936. Studied with Prof. Ernest O. Lawrence there and received the Ph.D. in 1940. Known for expertise in designing and constructing cyclotrons and synchrotrons, serving as a consultant on projects around the world. He was also highly regarded as a lecturer and teacher of physics and historian of world affairs relating to the developing uses of atomic energy.
Accelerators -- Design and construction.
Accelerators -- Designs and plans.
Cyclotrons -- Design and construction.
Particles (Nuclear physics -- Research. aip
Nuclear energy -- Research -- History.
Drawings. aat aat
Photographs. aat
Plans. aat
AIP-ICOS
Cornell University. Carl A. Kroch Library. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. 2B Carl A Kroch Library, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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