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Records of the Underwater Sound Laboratory,
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Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: UAV 859
Overview:
The Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory was operated by the University from 1941 to 1949 under contract to the National Defense Research Committee/Office of Scientific Research and Development. Research at the Lab focused on the improvement of equipment for the detection of underwater sound and the design of new equipment. The records document experiments, apparatus, and Lab administration. Topics include underwater acoustics and sonar.
Papers of George B. Kistiakowsky, approximately 1928-1982
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Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUGFP 94
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George B. Kistiakowsky (1900-1982) was a Ukrainian-born American chemist. He was not only a renowned in academic circles, but was also a consultant, defense researcher, and public policy advisor. Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University, Kistiakowsky was also a participant in the development of the atomic bomb known as the Manhattan Project, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and in later years, a political activist, most notably concerned with the arms race. These papers...
Records of the Radio Research Laboratory
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Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: UAV 728
Overview:
The Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) was established in 1942 to develop countermeasures to radar. These records document research projects. Topics include radar, radar countermeasures, microwaves, research methodology, and the relationship of federally-sponsored research to the industrial sector.
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- Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory. 1
- Harvard University. Radio Research Laboratory 1
- Kistiakowsky, George B. (George Bogdan), 1900-1982. 1
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- Minutes. 2
- Photographs 2
- Arms control. 1
- Blueprints. 1
- Chemistry -- Study and teaching. 1
- Clippings. 1
- Contracts. 1
- Lectures. 1
- Log books. 1
- Microwaves -- Research. 1
- Personnel records. 1
- Radar -- Research -- 20th century. 1
- Science -- Political aspects -- United States. 1
- Science and state -- United States -- 20th century. 1
- Science and state -- United States. 1
- Science consultants. 1
- Ships' logs. 1
- Sonar -- Research. 1
- Underwater acoustics. 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Research grants. 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Science. 1 ∧ less
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- United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. 2
- Boner, Charles Paul. 1
- Council for a Livable World. 1
- Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory. 1
- Harvard University -- Engineering. 1
- Harvard University -- Laboratories. 1
- Harvard University -- Physics. 1
- Harvard University -- Scientific apparatus collections -- Pictorial works. 1
- Harvard University. Department of Chemistry -- Faculty. 1
- Harvard University. Radio Research Laboratory 1
- Hunt, Frederick V., 1905-1972. 1
- Kistiakowsky, George B. (George Bogdan), 1900-1982. 1
- Manhattan Project (U.S.). 1
- National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Committee on Science and Public Policy. 1
- Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982. 1
- United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee. 1
- United States. President's Science Advisory Committee. 1 ∧ less
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