Intellectual autobiography, 1961.

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Intellectual autobiography, 1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79617801

The autobiography covers Brown's youth in Mexico, his study at Park College and influential mentors, study and responsibility at Northwestern University, work in the meteorological section of the Army Signal Corps and service with same in France, his Ph.D. at Northwestern University, academic teaching career at University of Virginia and influence upon high school science teachers and students, aims of national societies, awards, and family data.

19 pp.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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