Martin Harwit papers, 1957-1987

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Martin Harwit papers, 1957-1987

Office files, reports, research files, and other materials relating to Harwit's work as a professor of astrophysics at Cornell University and his involvement with numerous organizations in his field.

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established as an independent agency of the executive branch on October 1, 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act (72 Stat. 426), approved July 29, 1958. It superseded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA conducted redsearch on problems of flight, developed aeronautical and space vehicles, explored outer space, and participated in international programs for the peaceful development of space technology....

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Records of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Tucson, Arizona. From the description of Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy records, 1953-1974. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423049 The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) was formed in 1957 by eight universities, including the University of Michigan, for purposes of building and administering the national astronomical observatory....

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Cornell University. Dept. of Astronomy.

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NASA Advisory Council

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National Science Foundation (U.S.)

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Cornell University

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Kitt Peak National Observatory

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American physical society

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Shuttle Infrared Telescope Facility.

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Harwit, Martin, 1931-

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Astrophysicist. Martin Harwit served as professor of astronomy at Cornell University and as co-director of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Program. In 1987 he was appointed director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. He received a Ph.D. in physics in 1960 from M.I.T. and taught at Cornell since 1962. Harwit's research interests have included observational astronomy, theoretical astrophysics, infrared astronomy, galaxy formation, and the history o...

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Astrophysics Management Operations Working Group.

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