Records, ca. 1974-1984.
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American Institute of Physics. Center for History of Physics. Moments of Discovery Project.
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The project explored the usefulness of historical materials for fostering public understanding of physics. The project director was Charles Weiner followed by Joan N. Warnow; historian Lillian Hoddeson played a major role. Four audio-visual units were developed; some eighty teachers and their students used and critiqued the packages in classes ranging from high schools through graduate schools. Two of the units, The Discovery of Nuclear Fission and An Optical Pulsar Discovery, were further devel...
Center for History of Physics (American Institute of Physics)
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This oral history project was undertaken by the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics, beginning in about 1976. The American Philosophical Society Library is a designated repository for the archive, which includes photocopies of typed manuscripts of the interviews, and microfilm and microfiche of certain manuscript collections of astrophysicists. These include the papers of Robert D'E Atkinson, Seth Chandler, Theodore Dunham [The American Philosophical Society has re...
