Papers of Bureau scientifique de l'Armée de l'Air, 1945-1993.

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Papers of Bureau scientifique de l'Armée de l'Air, 1945-1993.

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Composed of documents, including correspondence, reports and notes, studies, produced by Scientific Bureau of the French Air Force. Topics include: 1) Incoming and outgoing correspondence (normal and secret)(22 boxes). 2) Organization of scientific research in relation with national défense (incl. paper by Maurice de Broglie). Papers concerning the creation and meetings of Comité d'action scientifique de la defense nationale (1948-1961), Scientific and technological information, cryptography, Direction générale des recherches et moyens d'essais (1962-1964), information concerning atomic, biological and chemical warfare, centre d'expérimentation semi-permanent de Beni-Ouif (1951-1954), Centre d'expériences aériennes militaires de Mont-deMarsan (1952-1959). (15 boxes). 3) Scientific research in the domains of telecommunication. Collaboration with the Centre National d'études et de télécommunications, including studies of propagation of waves in the high atmosphere, in solid-state physics, and space science (1945-1964), Service de prévision ionosphérique militaire (1949-1959), Service technique des télécommunications de l'air, research on ballistic missiles (1954-1958) (3 boxes). 4) Relationship with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (1945-1962) (1 box). 5) Scientific Research in the Air Force, including organization and correspondence of the Bureau Scientifique. Deals notably with nuclear and spatial questions, operational research, computer science, metallurgy, mathematics, artificial rain, the Ecole d'été de physique théorique des Houches, the École polytechnique, laser, radar, biological warfare, UFOs, cosmic rays, Commissariat à l'Énergie atomique, Centre National d'Études spatiales, high-atmosphere research, rocketry, meteorology, etc. (28 boxes). 6) Aeronautical research and studies: Mainly technical studies on specific airplanes, jet propulsion reactors, supersonic airplanes, and missiles (1946-1981)(60 boxes). 7) Miscellaneous (3 boxes).

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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France. Armée de l'Air. Bureau scientifique,

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France. Armée de l'Air.

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Beureau scientifique de l'Armée de l'Air, created in 1945 in order to conduct long-term scientific research in relation with other similar organization of the Army, to insure communication with scientific and technological research agencies, exploit operational and technical information and suggest future direction of research. The Bureau scientifique changed its name to Bureau prospective AIR in 1964, and to Bureau de prospective et d'études in 1967. From the description of Papers...

Broglie, Louis ˜deœ 1892-1987

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Died in 1987. From the description of Oral history interview with Louis de Broglie, 1963 January 7 and 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79715925 French physicist (quantum theory, wave mechanics) and administrator. On the science faculty at Université de Paris (1926-1962); and director, Institut Henri Poincaré from 1932. He died in 1985. From the description of Papers, 1919-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82798029 ...