McVittie, George C. (George Cunliffe)
George C. McVittie papers, 1928-1975 (bulk 1938-1975)
Includes an autobiographical sketch (circa 1974) concerning McVittie's parents; youth in zmir, Turkey; education at the University of Edinburgh and Cambridge University; unified field theory and cosmological research; academic appointments and honors; World War II cryptographic service and publications. The series includes correspondence on astronomical observations, astronomy, British scientists, cosmology, general relativity, gravitational collapse, mathematics, publications of scientific articles, radio astronomy, red-shifts, spoken English (1967) and the University of Illinois. Correspondents include Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Sherman C. Lowell, Allan R. Sandage, Harlow Shapley, Abe H. Taub, and Edmund Whittaker. The series includes reprints of European meetings on radio astronomy, gravitation, and astronomy (1958-1959).
McVittie (1904-1988). Astronomer (cosmology, gravitational collapse, quasars), educator and applied mathematician. On the mathematics faculty at University of London, Kings College (1936-1948); and Queen Mary College (1948-1952); and head, department of astronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, from 1952.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
Darwin, Charles Galton, Sir, 1887-1962.
McVittie, George C. (George Cunliffe)
McVittie, Emily Caroline Weber.
McVittie, Francis Skinner.
McVittie, George C. (George Cunliffe) -- Family.
Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972.
University of Cambridge.
University of Edinburgh.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- Faculty.
Astronomy
Astronomy -- Congresses -- Europe.
Astronomy -- Observations
Astronomy -- Publishing.
Cosmology (Astronomy) -- Research.
Cryptography.
Cryptography -- Publishing.
Gravitational collapse.
English language -- Spoken English.
Gravitation -- Congresses -- Europe.
Mathematics.
Radio astronomy
Radio astronomy -- Congresses -- Europe.
Red shift.
Relativity (Physics)
Scientists -- Great Britain.
Unified field theories.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Publishing.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Science.
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work.
Articles. aat
Autobiographies. aat
Reprints. aat
Technical reports. aat
Astronomers. lcsh
College teachers. lcsh
Lowell, Sherman C.
Sandage, Allan.
Taub, A. H., 1911-1999
Whittaker, Edmund.
AIP-ICOS
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University Archives. 1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA