Records, 1941-1990, bulk 1946-1980.

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Records, 1941-1990, bulk 1946-1980.

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The Marine Physical Laboratory was established in 1946 as a successor of the University of California, Division of War Research (UCDWR). This accession includes some UCDWR records, but consists largely of MPL records dated 1946-1980 which were maintained as central laboratory files at MPL at Point Loma. The accession includes correspondence, memoranda, proposals, contracts, blueprints, sketches and photographs documenting the administration of MPL and research conducted by MPL scientists under federal contract. The accession includes material documenting MPL projects, including FLIP (Floating Instrument Platform), DIMUS, and Deep Tow. The accession includes correspondence and other files of MPL administrators and scientists Victor Anderson, Fred Noel Spiess, Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and Victor Vacquier.

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Library. Archives.

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Marine Physical Laboratory

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The Marine Physical Laboratory was established in 1946 as a successor of the University of California, Division of War Research (UCDWR). From the description of Papers, 1941-1990 (bulk 1946-1980) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79789806 ...

Anderson, Victor C

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Spiess, Fred Noel, 1919-2006

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Marine physicist, born Oakland, CA December 25, 1919; University of California, Berkeley AB 1941, Ph.D. (physics) 1951; Harvard University, MS, 1946. Submariner, U.S. Navy, 1941-1956, Deputy Oceanographer of the Navy,1969-1974; Nuclear Engineer, Knolls Atomic Power Lab, Schenectady, NY, 1951-1952; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD: Associate Research Physicist to Research Geophysicist University of California Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL), 1952-1961; Director MPL, 1958-1980; Professor...

Sverdrup, H. U. 1888-1957.

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Vacquier, Victor.

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University of California (1868-1952). Division of War Research

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