Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

Scope and Contents First box , 6 folders, includes: full text of speech given at Athenaeum dinner (15 Jan. 1931) plus related correspondence; CIT Bulletins with 1932 and 1933 speeches; the Einstein puppet, "Images of Einstein: A Catalog" by the American Institute of Physics.Second box, with 4 folders, contains copies of Einstein's Pasade na diaries, 1930-1933, including his originals and Helen Dukas's typed transcripts (in German). Also included is transcript of Dukas's own diary from 1930-1931...

Abstract This collection encompasses most of Delbrück's lifetime and chronicles his role in the development of molecular biology. The bulk of the materials date from the time of his immigration to the U.S. in 1946. They include personal and professional correspondence, lectures, manuscripts, and biographical material. These materials relate to topics such as his immigration as a German scientist during the early years of World War II; biophysics; his work with the Phage Information Service; his...

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Including Helen Dukas's transcripts of Einstein's diary, plus her own diary of 1930-31, including additional notes and reminiscences.

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Epstein was a physicist at California Institute of Technology from 1921-1953; he taught advanced courses in mathematical and theoretical physics. Collection includes general and family correspondence; personal and biographical material; notebooks; manuscripts; class notes by a Caltech student; books, mostly technical and in Russian; reprints of Epstein's writings.

Scope and Contents Interview in 1978 with Horace N. Gilbert, emeritus professor of economics. Gilbert joined Caltech's Humanities Division in 1929, having previously been an instructor at his alma mater, the Harvard Business School. He specialized in business economics and industrial policy, particularly the aircraft industry, and his familiarity with aircraft manufacture led him into defense-related work during and immediately after World War II. This interview contains his recollections of Harvard Business...

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This collection provides a thorough record of George Ellery Hale’s activities. A prolific correspondent, Hale kept copies of most of his letters. The collections contains significant material relating to the theoretical and instrumental development of astrophysics, the history of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories, and the early history of the California Institute of Technology. It also documents Hale’s work with the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council.