Frank Oppenheimer papers 1946-1950, 1958-1959

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Frank Oppenheimer papers 1946-1950, 1958-1959

Collection contains papers relating to the tenure of Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, associate professor of physics at the University of Minnesota.

1 box (0.25 cubic feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6619380

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Oppenheimer, Frank, 1912-1985

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Physicist. Research associate, University of California at Berkeley, 1941-1947; research associate, 1959-1961 and professor of physics, University of Colorado, Boulder from 1961. From the description of Speech to Berkeley Democratic Club (1945) and six other talks, 1945-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82803789 Frank Oppenheimer, B.S. (1932) Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D. (1938) California Institute of Technology. Associate professor of physics at the University of Minn...

University of Minnesota. Dept. of Physics.

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The department of physics began at the University of Minnesota in 1889 when Frederick S. Jones was hired as professor of physics. In 1902, the first physical laboratory, now Jones Hall, was completed. The current physics laboratory building was built in 1928 and renamed the Tate Laboratory of Physics in 1963. In 1956, the department of physics in the College of Science, Literature and the Arts was raised to the status of a school and transferred to the Institute of Technology. In 19...

Freier, Phyllis St. Cyr, 1921-1992.

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Phyllis St. Cyr Freier first came to the University of Minnesota with her husband, George Freier, following World War II. Her doctoral work in physics involved the study of cosmic rays and she participated in pioneering research with Edward Ney and Frank Oppenheimer. After receiving her Ph. D. in 1950, she continued at the University as a Research Associate until she was appointed as an Associate Professor in 1970. She was also involved in committee work at the University and at the national lev...