Papers, 1939-1979, bulk 1951-1976.

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Papers, 1939-1979, bulk 1951-1976.

The accession consists of correspondence, subject files, lecture notes and research notes of John E. Tyler. The papers include correspondence, proposals, and reports submitted to the National Science Foundation. This material documents Tyler's research on optics for the Scripps Institute of Oceanography Visibility Laboratory. Also includes papers concerning the Special Committee on Oceanic Research.

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Library. Archives.

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Tyler, John E.

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Tyler (1911-). From the description of Papers, 1939-1979, bulk 1951-1976. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 154306309 ...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Visibility Laboratory

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The Visibility Laboratory originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1939. Its mission was to apply optics to problems of camouflage and misdirection with respect to an anticipated aerial bombardment of Boston, and its early work was supported by the WPA. When the War began, National Defense Research Committee funding was secured, and the work of the Laboratory centered on investigations of target locations and the location of downed pilots. After the War, the Laboratory received...

Tyler, John E. (John Edwards), 1911-

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