Ernest W. Peterkin papers, 1946-1992 (bulk 1946).

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Ernest W. Peterkin papers, 1946-1992 (bulk 1946).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70983780

Correspondence, journal, writings, notebook, orders, photoreproduction of sketchbook, and other papers kept by Peterkin as a member of the scientific group which photographed the atomic blasts during Operation Crossroads, the nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, in 1946.

400 items.1 container.0.4 linear feet.

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Peterkin, Ernest W.

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Naval officer and engineer. Born 1920; died 1995. From the description of Ernest W. Peterkin papers, 1946-1992 (bulk 1946). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983780 Ernest Wilson Peterkin was born in Enfield Wash, England to American parents. He was raised first in the Boston area, and then Detroit. Peterkin was a graduate of the Lawrence Institute of Technology (in Detroit) and the University of Maryland. During World War II Peterkin served in the Navy and conti...