Fairbank, William M., 1917-1989.

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Professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University. Fairbank earned his Ph.D. from Yale in 1948; he taught at Amherst College and Duke University before joining the Stanford faculty in 1959. His research interests included superconductivity, gravity waves, individual quarks and monopoles.

From the description of William M. Fairbank papers, 1961-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122560906

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Professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University. Fairbank earned his Ph.D. from Yale in 1948; he taught at Amherst College and Duke University before joining the Stanford faculty in 1959. His research interests included superconductivity, gravity waves, individual quarks and monopoles.

From the guide to the William M. Fairbank papers, 1961-1989, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)

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referencedIn Stanford University. Dept. of Physics. Stanford University, Dept. of Physics, records, 1966-1985 (inclusive), 1971-1985 (bulk). Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Fairbank, William M., 1917-1989. William M. Fairbank papers, 1961-1989. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Stanford University, Department of Physics, records, 1958-1985, 1971-1985 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf William M. Fairbank papers, 1961-1989 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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Birth 1917-02-24

Death 1989-09-30

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