Papers, 1934-1996.

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Papers, 1934-1996.

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The papers concern Wouthuysen's education, his work as a professor of physics at the Instituut voor Theoretische Fysica of the University of Amsterdam, his scientific work, and his many secondary activities, and testify to his many friendships in the international physics community. They contain a series of correspondence (1935-1996) and a series of scientific notes spanning the years 1950-1996. His student years are documented by a series of notes taken at Ghent and Leiden and files relating to the debating society "Christiaan Huygens." His teaching career is documented by a series of lecture notes and files relating to the supervision of students. Also included are files on conferences in which Wouthuysen participated and files relating to CERN and the Pugwash Committee. Some of the topics covered in the papers include his work in quantum mechanics and quantum field theory.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Wouthuysen, Siegfried A., 1916-1996

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Physicist. Born in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, he studied at Leiden University prior to World War II. After the war he received a scholarship to study with Robert Oppenheimer. He received his PhD in 1948 from the University of California at Berkeley. He returned to the Netherlands in 1949 and joined the newly established Instituut voor Theoretische Fysica of the University of Amsterdam as professor of physics; he continued to work here until 1984. He also served on the Scientific Policy Commit...

Pugwash Conferences on Science & World Affairs.

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Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden

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Universiteit van Amsterdam.

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European Council for Nuclear Research.

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Rijksuniversiteit te Gent

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