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Series I: Los Alamos University notebooksLos Alamos University notebooks, 1945-1946
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Size of collection
.25 linear feet
1 half manuscript box
Short description of collection
Lecture notes from Electromagnetic Theory, Nuclear Physics, Quantum Mechanics, and Statistical Mechanics courses from the 1945-1946 "Los Alamos University" program at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR20182659
Biographical Note
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory was established in 1943 as site Y of the Manhattan Project, with the single purpose of designing and building an atomic bomb. Since then the primary responsibility of the laboratory has been assuring the safety and reliability of the nation's nuclear deterrent. In 1981, the laboratory was renamed Los Alamos National Laboratory.
During peacetime, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory introduced new programs, including the "Los Alamos University." This was a program of technical lectures given as semi-traditional academic courses to junior laboratory personnel.
Scope and Contents of Collection
This collection includes lecture notes for four courses from the "Los Alamos University" program. The courses include: Nuclear Physics (lectures by: J. H. Manley, Victor Weissokpf, Julian Schwinger, J. R. Zacharias, Bernard T. Feld; notes by: Mac H. Hull, Jr.); Quantum Mechanics (lectures by: Edward Teller, E. Konopinski; notes by: M. E. Wyman, S. Goldberg); Statistical Mechanics (lectures by: L. I. Schiff, E. M. Baroody; notes by: P. R. Stein, I. Halpern ); Electromagnetic Theory (lectures by: H. A. Bethe, R. E. Marshak; notes by: E. D. Klema).
Restrictions on Use and Access
Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/item-request.
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.
Persons
Baroody, Eugene Michael, 1914-1982
Bethe, Hans A. (Hans Albrecht), 1906-2005
Feld, Bernard Taub, 1919-
Halpern, Isaac, 1923-
Hull, McAllister H., 1923-
Klema, Ernest D.
Konopinski, Emil Jan, 1911-
Manley, John Henry, 1907-
Marshak, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1916-1992
Schiff, Leonard I. (Leonard Isaac), 1915-1971
Schwinger, Julian, 1918-1994
Teller, Edward, 1908-2003
Weisskopf, Victor Frederick, 1908-2002
Zacharias, Jerrold Reinach, 1905-1986
Institutions
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
Subject terms
Electromagnetic theory.
Nuclear physics
Quantum theory.
Statistical mechanics.
Genre terms
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
Arranged alphabetically.
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Gift of Eric Youngdale, 2018.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Sarah Cochrane in 2018.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Los Alamos University notebooks, 1945-1946. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the Los Alamos University notebooks, 1945-1946
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2018
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Sarah Cochrane in 2018. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
Series I: Los Alamos University notebooks
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Electromagnetic Theory, undated |
| Folder 2 | Nuclear Physics, September 1945-January 1946 |
| Folder 3 | Quantum Mechanics, February 1946 |
| Folder 4 | Statistical Mechanics, Fall 1945 |