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Michael Riordan's research materials for "Crystal Fire", 1900-2009

Description of Collection

Repository

American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.

Papers created by

Riordan, Michael, 1946-

Size of collection

6 linear feet
6 records boxes

Short description of collection

Records of Michael Riordan’s book, “Crystal Fire.” The book is a history of the invention of the transistor. Records include book drafts, correspondence, diary entries, interview transcripts, patents, photographs, research articles, and scientific logbooks. Additionally, records include photocopies of materials from Stanford University Archives.

Language(s) of collection

English

German

Collection number:

AR20131164

Biographical Note

Michael Riordan is an Adjunct Professor of Physics at University of California Santa Cruz. He is also Assistant to the Director at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. After earning his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973, he researched particle physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Rochester. Riordan began researching the history of physics in the 1980s. He has written or co-authored books on the discovery of quarks, on dark matter, and on the invention of the transistor. In 2002, he received the American Institute of Physics’ Gemant Award.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Restrictions on Use and Access

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://aip.libwizard.com/f/ItemRequest.

Selected Search Terms

These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

Collection organized into 6 series:

Series I Biographical Files, Correspondence, and Interviews
Series II Book Drafts, Sources, and Proposals
Series III Corporation Files
Series IV Scientific logbooks
Series V Patents
Series VI Scientific Subject Files

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Gift of Michael Riordan.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Emily Keithley in 2015.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Michael Riordan's research materials for "Crystal Fire," 1900-2009. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Administrative Information

Title

Finding Aid to the Michael Riordan's research materials for "Crystal Fire," 1900-2009

Publisher

American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives

One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org

2015

Encoding Information

Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Emily Keithley in 2015. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.

Series I: Biographical Files, Correspondence, and Interviews

Box 1

Folder 1

Bill Baker Interview, 1992

Folder 2

John Bardeen Biographical file (Folder 1 of 2), 1945-1993

Folder 3

John Bardeen Biographical file (Folder 2 of 2), 1945-1993

Folder 4

Notes on John Bardeen's Correspondence, 1900-1994

Folder 5

Bardeen Family Interview, 1992

Folder 6

Robert Brattain Interview, 1993

Folder 7

Walter Brattain Biographical File (Folder 1 of 2), 1913-1994

Folder 8

Walter Brattain Biographical File (Folder 2 of 2), 1945-1993

Folder 9

Walter Brattain: Photographs and Sources, 1931-1996

Folder 10

K. K. Darrow Papers, 1924-1955

Folder 11

Jim Early Interview, 1993

Folder 12

Jim Gibbons Interview, 1995

Folder 13

Conyers and Louise Herring Interview, 1992

Folder 14

Les Hogan Interview, 1992

Folder 15

Nick Holonyak Interview, 1993

Folder 16

Mervin Kelly File, 1945-1964

Folder 17

Kenneth McKay Interview, 1992

Folder 18

Sid Millman Interview, 1992

Folder 19

John Moll Interview, 1992

Folder 20

Gordon Moore Interview, 1996

Folder 21

John Pierce Interview, 1992

Folder 22

Frederick Seitz Correspondence, 1987-1998

Folder 23

Fred Seitz Interview, 1992-1996

Folder 24

Harry Sello Interview, 1995

Folder 25

Mark Shepherd Interview, 1993-2009

Folder 26

William Shockley Archives at Stanford University, 1922-1965

Folder 27

Shockley's Articles, 1950-1972

Box 2

Folder 1

William Shockley Biographical file and interviews, 1943-1994

Folder 2

William Shockley: correspondence, reports and articles (Folder 1 of 2), 1945-1995

Folder 3

William Shockley: correspondence, reports and articles (Folder 2 of 2), 1945-1995

Folder 4

Federal Employment Records: William Shockley, 1961-1996

Folder 5

William Shockley Notes and Quotes, 1963-1994

Folder 6

Emmy Shockley Interview, 1994

Folder 7

Morgan and Betty Sparks Interviews, 1992-1993

Folder 8

Gordon K. Teal Interview, 1993

Series II: Book Drafts, Sources, and Proposals

Box 2

Folder 9

"Crystal Fire" Archives, 1986-1997

Folder 10

"Crystal Fire" Book Proposal, undated

Folder 11

Chapter 2 Drafts and Sources, 1993-1995

Folder 12

Chapter 3 Sources, 1927-1993

Folder 13

Chapter 4 Sources and Master Copy, 1933-1996

Folder 14

Chapter 5 Sources and Master Copy, 1939-1995

Folder 15

Chapter 6 Sources and Master Copy, 1936-1995

Folder 16

Chapter 7 Sources and Master Copy, 1944-1995

Folder 17

Chapter 8 Sources and Master Copy, 1948-1996

Folder 18

Chapter 9 Sources and Master Copy, 1949-1996

Box 3

Folder 1

Chapter 10 Sources and Master Copy, 1950-1996

Folder 2

Chapter 11 Sources and Master Copy, 1954-1996

Folder 3

Chapter 12 Sources and Master Copy, 1956-1996

Folder 4

Epilogue Drafts and Sources, 1961-1996

Folder 5

Draft of "Crystal Fire" (Folder 1 of 2), 1996

Folder 6

Draft of "Crystal Fire" (Folder 2 of 2), 1996

Folder 7

Draft of "Crystal Fire" (Folder 1 of 2), undated

Folder 8

Draft of "Crystal Fire" (Folder 2 of 2), undated

Folder 9

Miscellaneous sources for "Crystal Fire", 1948-1995

Folder 10

Photographs and Diagrams for "Crystal Fire" (Folder 1 of 2), 1911-1996

Folder 11

Photographs and Diagrams for "Crystal Fire" (Folder 2 of 2), 1911-1996

Folder 12

"Crystal Fire" Uncorrected Proof, 1997

Series III: Corporation Files

Box 4

Folder 1

AT&T Archives, 1954-1997

Folder 2

Bell Telephone Laboratories Articles (Folder 1 of 2), 1929-1992

Folder 3

Bell Telephone Laboratories Articles (Folder 2 of 2), 1955-1972

Folder 4

Bell Telephone Laboratories Cases 38139-7 and 38139-8 (Folder 1 of 2), 1947-1949

Folder 5

Bell Telephone Laboratories Cases 38139-7 and 38139-8 (Folder 2 of 2), 1947-1949

Folder 6

The transistor in Bell Laboratories and Western Electric, 1947-1975

Folder 7

Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Papers, 1961-2005

Folder 8

Intel Corporation Research and Photographs, 1994-1998

Folder 9

Miscellaneous Coporate correspondence , 1950-1952

Folder 10

Shockley Semiconductor Corporation, 1990-1992

Folder 11

Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory: Beckman, 1955-1997

Folder 12

Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory: Bell Labs, 1955-1996

Folder 13

Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory: Golden West, 1956-1957

Folder 14

Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory: Meetings, 1957

Folder 15

Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory: Miscellaneous, 1910-1985

Folder 16

Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory: Notes and Memoranda, 1955

Folder 17

Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory: Records and Disclosures, 1955-1958

Folder 18

Texas Instruments correspondence and logbooks, 1953-1997

Folder 19

Texas Instruments Papers, 1954-1994

Series IV: Scientific logbooks

Box 5

Folder 1

John Bardeen's Logbook, 1948-1951

Folder 2

Walter Brattain's Logbook, 1943-1948

Folder 3

Jean Hoerni and Jay Last's Logbooks, 1957-2007

Folder 4

Isy Haas' Logbook and correspondence, 1960-1998

Folder 5

Mervin Kelly and Calvin Fuller's Research and Logbooks, 1943-1953

Folder 6

Miscellaneous Logbooks, 1948-1949

Folder 7

Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore's Logbooks, 1959-2005

Folder 8

Gerald Pearson and Morgan Sparks' Logbooks, 1947-1953

Folder 9

William Pfann's Logbooks, 1948-1952

Folder 10

William Shockley's Logbooks, 1938-1948

Folder 11

Gordon Teal's Logbooks, 1950-1952

Series V: Patents

Box 5

Folder 12

Bell System Patent, 1950-1957

Folder 13

Miscellaneous Patents, 1948-1996

Folder 14

Key patents: Bardeen and Brattain, 1941-1952

Folder 15

Key patents: Lilienfeld, Ohl, Scaff, 1930-1988

Folder 16

Key patents: Shockley and others, 1941-1995

Series VI: Scientific Subject Files

Box 5

Folder 17

Crystal Rectifier Papers, 1948-1993

Folder 18

Europe and the Transistor, 1946-2005

Folder 19

Germanium and Silicon Transistors (Folder 1 of 2), 1952-1998

Folder 20

Germanium and Silicon Transistors (Folder 2 of 2), 1955-1998

Box 6

Folder 1

Japan File, 1959-1993

Folder 2

Klystron Papers, 1976-1998

Folder 3

MOS Transistor and Related Devices File, 1959-2003

Folder 4

Military Applications of Transistors, 1951

Folder 5

Miscellaneous Papers on electronics and electronics companies (Folder 1 of 2), 1951-1997

Folder 6

Miscellaneous Papers on electronics and electronics companies (Folder 2 of 2), 1951-1997

Folder 7

Russian Semiconductor File, 1932-1996

Folder 8

Semiconductor Papers, 1956-1972

Folder 9

Solid States Physics and Transistors Articles, 1945-1988

Folder 10

Transistor Development File, 1948-2006

Folder 11

Transistor Papers (Folder 1 of 2), 1948-2001

Folder 12

Transistor Papers (Folder 2 of 2), 1948-2001

Folder 13

Transistor Technology and Discovery File, 1948-1997

Folder 14

Transistors and microelectronics Articles, 1945-1988

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