Records of Val Fitch, 1986-1988.

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Records of Val Fitch, 1986-1988.

Files from the office of Val Fitch, produced during his term as President of the American Physical Society. These files contain meeting programs and agendas, correspondence, and miscellaneous subject files. Notable items include materials relating to the APS study on Directed Energy Weapons (DEW).

2 linear feet.

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American physical society

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This professional society of educators, industrial and government research workers, and students of physics and related fields, was established in 1899 to promote the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics. It was a founding Member Society of the American Institute of Physics. The Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Study was commissioned by the American Physical Society on November 20, 1983 to evaluate the status of the science and technology of DEW. A study group was formed by Novembe...

American Physical Society. Office of the President.

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(1923- ) Education: B.S., McGill University; Ph.D., Columbia University. Professional experience: Physics Dept., Columbia University; Dept. of Physics, Princeton University; President, American Physical Society. From the description of Records of Val Fitch, 1986-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305827 ...

Fitch, Val L., 1923-

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