John W. Landis Papers, 1949-1969

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John W. Landis Papers, 1949-1969

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The collection contains correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and other papers relating to Landis' work with nuclear reactor projects and memberships on various committees, including the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Advisory Board on Industrial Development.

66.0 cu. ft.; 58 boxes

eng,

Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Babcock & Wilcox Company

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A paper by E.G. Bailey entitled, Development of Poser from Coal, March 1935, and a paper by W.I. Collins entitled, Small and Mediuum Sized Cyclone Furnace Boilers, September 1954. From the description of Development of Power From Coal and Small and Medium Size Cyclone Furnace Boilers 1935-1954 [manuscript] (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 671549847 ...

Landis, John W. (John William), 1917-

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Nuclear engineer. Educated at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Princeton University. Consultant on guided missiles, U. S. Navy Department, 1946-1950; worked for the Educational Testing Service from 1948-1950 and the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission from 1950-1953. Associated with the Babcock and Wilcox Company from 1953- 1969, as Head of Customer Relations, 1953-1955, Assistant Manager, 1955-1962, and manager, 1962-1965, of the Atomic Energy Division, and General Manager of Babc...