Records of James R. Killian and George B. Kistiakowsky, 1957-1961.

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Records of James R. Killian and George B. Kistiakowsky, 1957-1961.

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Office files of the first two appointed special assistants, James R. Killian and George B. Kistiakowski, including constituent mail, correspondence, photographs, memoranda, reports submitted by public and private organizations, charts, notes, opinions, plans, recommendations, employment applications, publications, and speeches. Topics include: All areas of science and scientific organizations but with an emphasis on those with a close relationship to national security matters: oceanography; missiles, air defense; computers; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Atomic Energy Commission; agricultural research; nuclear weapons; communications; disarmament; nuclear testing; satellite; atomic energy; high temperature research; high energy physics; water; life sciences; space technology; aircraft nuclear propulsion; weapons technology; atmospheric science; basic research; behavioral science; biological science; electronics; education for science and technology; geological research; fire research; and international scientific cooperation. Collection include correspondence of numerous physicists including Detlev Bronk, Alan T. Waterman, Hugh L. Dryden, and all members of the President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC).

18 linear feet (36,000 p.)

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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