Ernest O. Lawrence personal papers, circa 1904-1966.

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Ernest O. Lawrence personal papers, circa 1904-1966.

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Consists of scrapbooks, medals, awards, photographs, letters of condolence after the death of E. O. Lawrence and other memorabilia relating primarily to the later years of Lawrence's life. Of particular interest is a photo album compiled on a tour of Japan in 1955, ten years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

3 cartons, 4 oversize boxes (8.75 linear ft.)

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Lawrence Hall of Science

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Named in honor of Ernest O. Lawrence, the Hall is dedicated to research in science education, in-service training of science teachers, and the development of exhibit materials for the demonstration of basic scientific principles. From the description of Lawrence Hall of Science records, 1959-1970. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 38932921 ...

Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, 1901-1958

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Ernest Orlando Lawrence, Nobel prizewinning physicist, inventor of the cyclotron and the founder and first director of the University of California Radiation Laboratory, was born on August 8, 1901 in Canton, South Dakota. His parents Carl Gustavus and Gunda Jacobson Lawrence were the children of Norwegian immigrants. Ernest Lawrence attended St. Olaf College and later the University of South Dakota, where he received his A.B. degree in 1922. He had originally thought to become a medical doctor, ...