Moffitt, G. W. (George Wilber), 1887-1965.
George Wilbur Moffitt papers, 1922-1965.
Collection contains correspondence, student and professional notebooks, teaching materials, manuscripts and reprints of published articles, technical reports, diaries, drawings, and lantern slides. Also includes files Moffitt maintained as an independent consultant to camera manufacturers, optical companies, war contractors, and other businesses. Papers document Moffitt's work as a scientist and involvement with various organizations including Yerkes Observatory, McDonald Observatory, and Smith-Dietrich Corporation.
Physicist, optics. B.A. (mathematics and physics), State University of Iowa, 1910; Ph.D. (physics) Stanford University, 1913. Affiliations: Washington University (St. Louis); Kodak Lab, Rochester; Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago; McDonald Observatory, University of Texas.
Moffitt, G. W. (George Wilber), 1887-1965.
McDonald Observatory.
Yerkes Observatory.
Lenses.
Optical industry.
Optical instruments.
Optical instruments -- Design and construction.
Astronomers. lcsh
Physicists. lcsh
AIP-ICOS
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