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Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Dale R. Corson personal, research, and president emeritus papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3-11-2550
Abstract

Papers of Dale Corson from throughout his career, but especially from the time before and after his provostship and presidency. Major correspondents include E. B. White, Floyd R. Newman, Leslie R. Severinghaus, and Philip Will.

Dates: 1963-2009.

Hans Albrecht Bethe oral histories

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065186649]
Identifier: 14-22-2521
Scope and content Oral history interviews with Hans Bethe conducted by Charles Weiner and Jagdish Mehra on Oct. 27-28, 1966, Nov. 17, 1967, and May 8-9, 1972. Subjects include natural radioactivity; ideas of nuclear constitution, size in 1920s; Gamow-Condon-Gurney theory of alpha decay, 1928; discovery of the neutron, 1932; Cambridge as a center of research, 1933; early theories of nuclear forces; analysis of short-range nuclear forces, 1935-1940; reasons for writing Reviews of Modern Physics review...
Dates: 1966-1981.

Robert R. Wilson papers

 Collection — Mapcase folder ? (unprocessed)
Identifier: 14-22-3093
Abstract Memorabilia documenting the development of atomic energy research and high energy physics in the United States, Europe , and Asia. Dr. Wilson was a renowned expert on designing and constructing cyclotrons and synchrotrons, serving as consultant on projects around the world. Included in his professional papers are drawings, designs and photographs of some of the buildings, accelerators and equipment he helped design, as well as some of his sculptures. Among the personal papers in the...
Dates: 1936-2000.

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