Papers, ca. 1916-ca.1980.

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Papers, ca. 1916-ca.1980.

This collection is very extensive, covering most aspects of Bullard's varied career. Contains fine documentation on the early history of the Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences; considerable material on Scripps Institute of Oceanography; a wide documentation of all Bullard's research interests, official committees, consultancies like IBM UK; and personal and biographical material. The collection contains some unpublished work, and several items omitted from Bullard's bibliography of writings.

116 boxes and 1 roll of drawings.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6864503

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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National Physical Laboratory (Great Britain)

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Bullard, Edward Crisp, Sir, 1907-1980

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British geophysicist born in Norwick, England, on September 21, 1907, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge University. Bullard spent most of his career at the Department of Geodesy and Geophysics at Madingley Rise in Cambridge, named Bullard Laboratories in his honor, and as director of the National Physical Laboratory. In 1949, Bullard visited the Scripps Institution of Oceanography where he designed, built, tested, and used the heat probe. From 1966 until his death he had an appointment as...

University of Toronto

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