William A. Higinbotham papers 1948-1955

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William A. Higinbotham papers 1948-1955

Memoranda and correspondence related to William Higinbotham's evaluation of the EDVAC project for the Atomic Energy Commission (1948-1949) and a letter related to Brookhaven's interest in building a computer (1955).

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Tape, Gerald Frederick, 1915-2005

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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

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This collection of transparencies was used by representatives of the Atomic Energy Commission (A.E.C.) during a presentation before the Alaska House State Affairs Committee, April 4, 1970, in Juneau. At the time of the presentation, the A.E.C. was planning a second underground nuclear test on Amchitka Island in 1971, code-named CANNIKIN. Testimony was heard from several groups against a second test as well as adverse testimony about the first test which took place in October, 1969 and was code n...

Meagher, R. E.

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

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A federally funded research laboratory founded in 1947. Operated by Associated Universities, Inc., sponsored by nine northeastern universities under a contract with the United States Department of Energy, the Laboratory conducts research in high energy physics, basic energy sciences, nuclear energy, nuclear and medium energy physics and chemistry, and basic life sciences, including biology and medical use and effects of radiation, radioisotopes, and other nuclear tools. Environmental and energy ...

Higinbotham, William A.

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Physicist. From the description of Reminiscences of William A. Higinbotham : oral history, 1980-1983. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 269253065 Scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. From the description of Computer memoranda and correspondence, 1948-1955 (bulk: 1948-1949). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62404203 Physicist. Affiliated with: Radiation Laboratory, MIT, 1941-1943; Manhatt...