Banquet of the American Phhsical Society [sound recording] 1969 April 30.

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Banquet of the American Phhsical Society [sound recording] 1969 April 30.

Speakers include: L. W. Alvarez, presiding; bestowal of the 1969 Tom W. Bonner Prize to Gregory Breit; his acceptance; and the afterdinner speaker was Emilio Q. Daddario, Congressman from Connecticut and chair of the House Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Development and led the effort to establish the Office of Technology Assessment.

1 sound tape reels (1.5 hrs.) : 3 3/4 ips, analog, mono. ; 7 in.

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American Institute of Physics

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Physicist. High Energy Radiation Section, National Bureau of Standards, 1949-1962; Chief, Radiation Physics Division, 1962-1966; Director, American Institute of Physics, 1966-1986. From the description of The story of the American Institute of Physics, 1967-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305950 The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation chartered in New York State in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffus...

American Physical Society. Meeting (1969 : Washington, D.C.)

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Breit, Gregory, 1899-1981

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Alvarez, Luis W., 1911-1988

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Daddario, Emilio Q. (Emilio Quincy), 1918-2010

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Emilio Q. Daddario was a Connecticut congressman in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1970 who was active in committees on scientific research and aerospace. He was a 1939 graduate of Wesleyan University and practiced law in Connecticut prior to running for office. He served as mayor of Middletown, Conn. from 1946 to 1948. From the description of Emilio Q. Daddario Congressional papers, 1959 - 1970. (Wesleyan University). WorldCat record id: 271677035 ...