Alphonse Chapanis papers 1934-2002

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Alphonse Chapanis papers 1934-2002

The personal and professional papers of Alphonse Chapanis who was influential in ergonomics design and development.

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Chapanis, Alphonse.

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Alphonse Chapanis was born in Meriden, Connecticut on March 17, 1917. He received his BA in 1937 from the University of Connecticut. His senior thesis work led him to an assistantship in Walter Miles' physiological psychology lab at Yale. Although initially attracted to mathematical and experimental work, Chapanis soon learned about the importance and utility of applied psychological work. At Yale, Chapanis completed his MA in 1942, and his PhD in 1943. While working on his graduate...