T. A. Wiggins papers, 1945-2003.

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T. A. Wiggins papers, 1945-2003.

This collection of the T. A. Wiggins papers documents his research in atomic and molecular physics and optics. Items include articles, research materials including Brewster rods, and membership directories for scientific societies.

4 cubic feet.

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Wiggins, T. A. (Thomas Arthur), 1921-2003

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Thomas Arthur Wiggins was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, on February 24, 1921. He graduated from Penn State (B.S. science education, 1942), and served in the U. S. Army from 1945 to 1946. He attended George Washington University (M.S., 1949). That year he returned to Penn State for doctoral studies and joined the Penn State faculty, achieving the rank of professor in 1963. Wiggins was a member of the Optical Society of America and of the American Physical Society. He participated in research on ...