Edward Purdy Ney Papers, 1941-1996.

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established as an independent agency of the executive branch on October 1, 1958 by the National Aeronautics and Space Act (72 Stat. 426), approved July 29, 1958. It superseded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA conducted redsearch on problems of flight, developed aeronautical and space vehicles, explored outer space, and participated in international programs for the peaceful development of space technology....

Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996

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Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the first physical messages sent into space: the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extra...

Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)

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Ney, Edward Purdy, 1920-....

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Edward Purdy Ney was born in Minneapolis in 1920. He earned his bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. During his graduate studies he worked with the Naval Research Laboratory in analysis of uranium isotopes for the Manhattan Project. After earning his Ph. D. at the University of Virginia, he joined their faculty before returning to the University of Minnesota as an assistant professor. Ney's research included work on cosmic rays, astronomy, and solar physics, and...

Minnesota Ballooning Project.

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Lively, R.S.

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National Research Council (U.S.). Space Science Board

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Minnesota Geological Survey

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After the completion of the Minnesota Geological and Natural History Survey in 1900 with the retirement of Dr. Newton H. Winchell, it was ten years before a survey of Minnesota was again initiated. In 1911, University president George Vincent requested, and received, monetary support from the Minnesota Legislature to revive the survey under the direction of geology professor William H. Emmons. The survey had a permanent home at the University of Minnesota in Pillsbury Hall and was a...

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

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Records of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Tucson, Arizona. From the description of Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy records, 1953-1974. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423049 The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) was formed in 1957 by eight universities, including the University of Michigan, for purposes of building and administering the national astronomical observatory....

Cernan, Eugene, 1934-2017

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Eugene Andrew Cernan (b. March 14, 1934, Chicago, Illinois-d. January 16, 2017, Houston, Texas), American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer and fighter pilot, left his mark on the history of exploration by flying three times into space, twice to the moon. As part of the Apollo 17 mission, he was the 11th person to walk on the Moon and, as the last man to re-enter the Lunar Module, he was, as of 2017 the last man to have walked on its surface....

Critchfield, Charles Louis, 1910-

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Mathematical physicist. From the description of Oral history interview with Charles L. Critchfield, 1987 May 29. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63288472 ...

University of Sydney.

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Winzen Corporation.

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Stein, Wayne Alfred.

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Freier, Phyllis St. Cyr, 1921-1992.

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Phyllis St. Cyr Freier first came to the University of Minnesota with her husband, George Freier, following World War II. Her doctoral work in physics involved the study of cosmic rays and she participated in pioneering research with Edward Ney and Frank Oppenheimer. After receiving her Ph. D. in 1950, she continued at the University as a Research Associate until she was appointed as an Associate Professor in 1970. She was also involved in committee work at the University and at the national lev...

Maas, Raymond

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Nier, Alfred O. (Alfred Otto), 1911-1994

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Physicist. Died 1994. From the description of An account of the first sample of separated Uranium 235 at the University of Minnesota in 1940, 1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82028106 Alfred Otto Carl Nier, world-renowned physicist and scientific instrument designer, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on May 28, 1911. He spent most of his career at the University of Minnesota, both as a student and as a member of the faculty. His post-doctoral work was done at Harvard Univ...

Cooper, Gordon, 1927-2004

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Gordon Cooper (b. March 6, 1927-d. Oct. 4, 2004) was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was selected as a Mercury astronaut in April 1959, and on May 15-16, 1963, he piloted the "Faith 7" spacecraft on a 22-orbit mission which concluded the operational phase of Project Mercury. He later served as command pilot of the 8-day 120-revolution Gemini 5 mission which began on August 21, 1965. It was on this flight that he and pilot Charles Conrad established a new space endurance record by traveling a dista...

Brown, R. Hanbury (Robert Hanbury)

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Physicist. Brown (1916- ) was Professor of Physics (Astronomy), University of Sydney, Australia 1964-1981 and earlier Professor of Radio Astronomy, Manchester University 1949-1964. From the description of Oral history interview, ca. 1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155006163 From the description of Records, 1957-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155006152 Robert T. Brown earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in botany from the University of Wisconsin ...

Woolf, Nicholas.

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Van Allen, James A. (James Alfred), 1914-2006

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University of Minnesota. Dept. of Physics.

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Gehry, Robert.

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Blamont, Jean.

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Mount Lemon Observatory.

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General Mills, inc.

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Minneapolis, MN. From the description of Pamphlet and handbill, ca.1930. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122364952 In 1893 the Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis opened a Buffalo office from which to distribute its flour throughout the East. A Buffalo flour mill followed in 1904, and in 1928 General Mills was organized with Washburn-Crosby as its nucleus. Washburn-Crosby was dissolved in 1937. General Mills Buffalo operations include a cereal...

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Balloon Study Committee.

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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

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The National Academy of Sciences, founded in Washington, D. C., in 1863, grew out of a desire for a body of scientists to give advice on scientific matters to the federal government. Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian, was a force behind its creation. From the description of National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1887 Records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78403445 ...

Maudon Observatory.

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American astronomical society

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Founded in 1899 as the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America, in 1914 the name was changed to the American Astronomical Society. Its purpose is the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science. The Society became an Associate Member of the American Institute of Physics in 1958, and has been a full Member Society since 1966. It is also affiliated with the International Astronomical Union. From the description of Records of the Education Office, 1962-198...

Huch, William

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Stafford, Thomas P.

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Twiss, Richard, 1954-

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Epithet: Traveller, and Writer on Chess British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x0002f4 ...

United States. Air Force

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At Harris Neck, Georgia, in the remote northern reaches of McIntosh County, the United States government, in the fall of 1942, confiscated the lands along the South Newport and Barbour Island Rivers. Paved runways were constructed for aircraft, and Harris Neck became an air reconnaissance base for the United States Army Air Force during World War II. A number of support buildings were constructed at the Harris Neck Air Base, such as barracks for personnel, an officers club, and PX, to serve the ...

Mount Palomar Observatory.

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National Science Foundation (U.S.)

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University of Minnesota. Senate

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United States. Office of Naval Research

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The original "Survey of large-scale computers and computer projects" was published by the Office of Naval Research in 1947 and 1948. It was revised and updated in 1950 under the title, HIGH-SPEED COMPUTING DEVICES (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1950). This work was contracted out to the Minneapolis, Minn., firm of Engineering Research Associates and was an attempt to survey the state of computer technology at a time when the Navy was weighing the possibility of supporting the development of the electro...

Winckler, John.

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Manhattan Project (Organization)

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The Manhattan Project was a direct action campaign to shut down the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 28, 1979 on the fiftieth anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash. Founders of the Manhattan Project held Wall Street as largely responsible for the arms race and nuclear industry proliferation. From the description of Collection, 1979. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 28371574 ...