Knopoff, Leon, 1925-
Leon Knopoff papers, 1890-2010 (bulk 1955-2003).
This collection documents Leon Knopoff's professional and research career, including his work as director of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. The papers include: correspondence; International Upper Mantle Committee files; files documenting research projects; grant proposals; subject files; conference files; laboratory notebooks; speeches and lectures; a master reprint set of publications; and reprints acquired by Knopoff. Additionally, the collection documents Knopoff's correspondence, research, and teaching as a musician and musicologist.
American seismologist and geophysicist. PhD. physics and mathematics, California Institute of Technology (1949). Professional experience includes: assistant and associate professor of physics, Miami University (1948-1950); post-doctoral research associate, associate professor of geophysics, professor of physics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Institute of Geophysics (1950-1994); director, University of California Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics (Los Angeles Branch) (1972-1986).
Knopoff, Leon, 1925-
University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
Correspondence. aat
Grant proposals. aat
Laboratory notebooks. aat
Publications. aat
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University of California, Los Angeles. University Research Library. Department of Special Collections. Los Angeles, CA 90024-1575, USA