Records, 1955-1969.

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Records, 1955-1969.

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This collection (1955-1969) contains lecture transcripts, reel-to-reel audio recordings, and a photograph. The audiotapes contain recordings of lectures given by J. Robert Oppenheimer, Neils Bohr, and P. W. Bridgeman. The reel-to-reel tapes are stored in the vault, range 513.

0.71 linear ft. (1 half-document box and 1 card file box).

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7776318

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967

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J. Robert Oppenheimer: Physicist (quantum theory and nuclear physics). On the physics faculty at California Institute of Technology and University of California, Berkeley in theoretical physics, 1929-1947; director of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, 1943-1945; chairman of the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission, 1946-1952; director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, 1947-1966....

Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962

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Niels Bohr was a Danish physicist who made tremendous contributions to his field, transforming accepted notions of atomic structure, helping to develop nuclear fission, and advocating for international cooperation in crafting responsible nuclear policy. Bohr was born in Copenhagen in 1885 into a family that encouraged his academic pursuits. Christian Bohr, his father, was professor of physiology at the University of Copenhagen. Bohr credited his father for awakening hi...

Bridgeman, P. W.

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Carlson, John Franklin.

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Wigner, Eugene.

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John Franklin Carson Lectures.

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John Franklin Carlson Lectures.

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John Franklin Carlson (1899-1954) was a Professor of Physics (1946-1954) at Iowa State College (University). He received his education at the University of California, Berkeley, and his doctoral thesis was written under the guidance of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. He specialized in theoretical physics and co-authored a paper with Oppenheimer titled "On Multiplicative Showers." Following his death, funds were raised to establish the John Franklin Carlson Lecture Fund. The f...