American Institute of Physics. Office of the Director.
AIP Office of the Director records of Kenneth Ford, 1979-1994.
This collection documents the actions of Kenneth Ford during his term as director of the American Institute of Physics (AIP). The collection includes correspondence, information on AIP fundraising efforts, documentation of the Science Writing Award, and the participation of the U.S. team in the annual International Physics Olympiad competition. The collection also documents actions of the Publishing Division of AIP, by including information regarding the use of PINET and the evolution of electronic publishing at AIP, as well as information regarding the publication of the journal Chaos.
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation which began in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare. Its members are leading societies in the fields of physics and astronomy, and its activities include providing services to its member societies in publishing, finance, and education.
Kenneth Ford: Ph.D., physics (Princeton University, 1953). Research assistant, Los Alamos and Indiana University (1950-1954); professor, Indiana University (1954-1958), Brandeis University (1958-1964), University of California, Irvine (1964-1970), and University of Massachusetts (1970-1975); education officer, American Physical Society; director, American Institute of Physics (1987-1994).
Ford, Kenneth William, 1926-
American Institute of Physics. Office of the Director.
American Institute of Physics. Publishing Division.
International Physics Olympiad.
Electronic publishing.
Fund raising.
Physics -- Information services.
Physics -- Publishing.
Physics -- Societies, etc.
Science publishing.
Science Writing Award.
Correspondence. aat
Ford, Kenneth William, 1926-
AIP-ICOS
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