Columbia University Department of Physics Records, 1870-1983.

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Columbia University. Physics Dept. Columbia University Department of Physics Records, 1870-1983.

Columbia University Department of Physics Records, 1870-1983.

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, research papers, laboratory notebooks, lecture notes, contracts, grant proposals, financial records, photographs, blueprints, diagrams, charts, drawings, course related materials and reprints of the Columbia University Physics Department, ca. 1870-1983. There are files concerning supplies, equipment, technical specifications and relationships with the Atomic Energy Commission and the U. S. Armed Forces. The laboratory data contains numerous notebooks of experiments on electronic tubes and spectroscopy; blue prints on equipment such as magnetrons and cables; charts and graphs, laboratory reports, and performance results of various experiments. Much of this data is the work of professor Chien-Shiung Wu and her associates. Other major names include professors John R. Dunning, William W. Havens, Polykarp Kusch, Dana P Mitchell, George B. Pegram, Jack Steinberger, and Charles H. Townes. The course related materials consist of sample examinations for courses and for M.S. and Ph.D. candidates, lecture notes, lab problems, quizes, reading lists and lab schedules.

53 linear ft. (126 Boxes).

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries