Fiftieth anniversary dinner for Walter Sydney Adams [sound recording] / 1954 December 20.

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Fiftieth anniversary dinner for Walter Sydney Adams [sound recording] / 1954 December 20.

Addresses given at the Fiftieth Anniversary dinner for Walter Sydney Adams on December 20, 1954. Speakers included: Lee DuBridge, Edward Bowen, Paul Willard Merrill, Walter Sydney Adams, and Harold Babcock.

1 sound tape reel : analog, mono.; 5 in.

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American Institute of Physics

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Physicist. High Energy Radiation Section, National Bureau of Standards, 1949-1962; Chief, Radiation Physics Division, 1962-1966; Director, American Institute of Physics, 1966-1986. From the description of The story of the American Institute of Physics, 1967-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305950 The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation chartered in New York State in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffus...

Merrill, Paul W. (Paul Willard), 1887-1961

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Paul Willard Merrill (1887-1961) was one of the pioneers of stellar spectroscopy, and his research was carried out at the Lick Observatory (1908-1913), the University of Michigan (1913-1916), the U.S. Bureau of Standards (1916-1919), the Harvard College Observatory (1917), and the Mount Wilson Observatory (1919-1961). From the description of Papers of Paul W. Merrill, 1922-1961. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122540496 ...

DuBridge, Lee A. (Lee Alvin), 1901-1994

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Lee DuBridge was President of the California Institute of Technology from 1946-1969. From the description of Space Research, 1958. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733095203 DuBridge was President of Caltech. From the description of No Shakeup in JPL Management Due, 1964 Feb. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096493 From the description of Confirmation of Conditions for Relations...

Adams, Walter S. (Walter Sydney), 1876-1956

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Adams was the astronomer of stellar spectroscopy at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1904-1923, and Director, 1923-1946. From the description of Correspondence, 1881-1939. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86165432 Astronomer. From the description of Papers, 1923-1956. [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79843223 Walter Sydney Adams (1876-1956, APS 1915), astronomer, explored the uses of spectroscopy, investigate...

Babcock, Harold D. (Harold Delos), 1882-1968

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Bowen, E.G. (Emrys George), 1900-

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Radiophysicist. Edward George Bowen (1911- ) was the Chief of the Division of Radiophysics, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Australia [CSIR] (later called Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization [CSIRO]) 1946-1971, and was Chairman of the Anglo-Australian Telescope Board 1967-1973. Earlier he was a member of the U.K. radar development team 1935-1943. From the description of Oral history interview, 1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155006125 ...