Goetz, Alexander (Physicist)

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1897 - 1970

Biographical/Historical

Background: Caltech Professor of Physics, 1930-1966.

Biographical/Historical

Collection Notes: Papers, 1919-1976. Correspondence, manuscripts, patent specifications, reports, technical films and personal papers. Includes material relating to Goetz's work at Caltech's Cryogenic Laboratory and Rare Metals Institute and to his research on industrial applications of silver, particularly in desalination of water (during WWII), development of membrane filters for US Chemical Corps for detection of microbiological agents, and studies of aerosols and atmospheric pollution.

Collection size: 17 boxes, 8 linear ft.

Finding aid available at the Archives.

Photo of Alexander Goetz (PhotoNet).

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander Goetz

File — Box Z17: Series II

Identifier: Z17

Dates: 19th century to present

Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections / California Institute of Technology Historical Files / Series II: California Institute of Technology / Individuals

Big Brother In Orbit

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 1986-00244

Dates: 1984-01-25

Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Goetz Photographs

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 1988-00398

Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Landsat: Looking At Earth From Outer Space

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 1986-00242

Dates: 1977-04-08

Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Papers Of Alexander Goetz 1919-1976

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 1970-00002

Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Photographs With Apparatus & Individuals

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 1987-00157

Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Satellite Photography & Computers

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 1986-00243

Dates: 1975-10-13

Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Satellite Photography & Computers

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 2002-00238

Dates: 1975-10-13

Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

Technical Film

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 1988-00396

Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

The Earth And The Planets Conference

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 1995-00122

Dates: 1977-04-01

Found in: California Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections

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