Recollections and anecdotes, 1983.

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Recollections and anecdotes, 1983.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83770877

Some reminiscences by Murphy about his experience working in Bell Laboratories beginning in 1923. Topics discussed include his work in ionic conduction in solids, William Shockley's role in the emergence of solid state physics, and impediments Murphy encountered at Bell Labs after he disagreed with some conclusions presented by Abram F. Ioffe. Individuals mentioned include Walter Brattain, Oliver Ellsworth Buckley, and Foster Nix.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Bell Telephone Laboratories, inc.

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Murphy, Edward Joseph

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Brattain, Walter H. (Walter Houser), 1902-1987

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Major affiliations include: Bell Laboratories, NJ, USA, 1929-1967; Columbia University, New York, NY USA, 1942-1943; and Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, USA, 1967- From the description of Personal Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84185841 Physicist. Major affiliations include: Bell Laboratories, NJ, USA (1929-1967); Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (1942-1943); and Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, USA, (1967-1987?). From the description of Thesis, ...

Ioffe, A. F. (Abram Fedorovich), 1880-1960

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Buckley, O. E.

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Nix, Foster Cary, 1905-

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Shockley, William, 1910-1989

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Died 1989. From the description of Oral history interview with William Shockley, 1974 September 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78821004 American physicist. From the description of William Shockley miscellaneous papers, 1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871662 Professor of engineering at Stanford (1958-1975; emeritus 1975- ). Shockley was co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics, 1956. From the description of William Shockley paper...