Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953 (Experimental Physicist, Nobel Laureate, Caltech President)
Dates
- Existence: 1868 - 1953
Biographical/Historical
Background: Nobel Laureate, 1923; Chairman of the Executive Council [i.e. President], Caltech, 1921-1945; Caltech Professor of Physics and Director of the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics, 1921-1945.
Biographical/Historical
Description: A distinguished scientist and administrator, Robert Millikan guided the growth and development of Caltech for twenty-five years. Determined to put Caltech in the front ranks of scientific research and teaching institutions, his papers illuminate the methods through which that goal was realized.
Biographical/Historical
Collection Notes: Papers, 1847-1953. The Millikan papers span a century of American political, social and intellectual history, but the core of the collection consists of the official papers generated by Millikan after his move to Pasadena in 1921. The collection documents Millikan's own scientific work, and reveals the central role he played in the development of physics in the United States and in national scientific affairs from 1914 through World War II. Included are Millikan's lecture and scientific notes, personal and professional correspondence, speeches and articles, autobiographical writings, family documents and memorabilia, as well as other printed matter. In
addition to the collected papers the archives holds medals, citations, diplomas, academic regalia and other awards given to Millikan, a small segment of Millikan's private library (about 200 books), pieces of scientific apparatus, numerous photographs, and several sound recordings of some of Millikan's talks.
Collection size: 104 boxes, 45 linear ft.
Finding aid is available for this collection.
Photo of Robert A. Millikan (PhotoNet).
Also see: Helen Holloway.
Found in 143 Collections and/or Records:
Academic Palms, France
Address given by Dr. Rbt. A. Millikan, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Golden Jubilee Banquet [sound recording]
Albert A. Michelson Laboratory dedication medal
Alessandro Volta/University of Pavia anniversary medal
American Freedoms Foundation award ceremony [sound recording]
American Opportunity [sound recording]
Arthur Noble Civic Medal, City of Pasadena
Belgian Academy of Science, Letters and Arts, 150th anniversary medal
C. G. Abbot, 1902–1937
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.
Charles Fabry 70th birthday medal, 1937
Collected Papers of Robert A. Millikan
Commemorative medal
Commemorative medal
Compass used in cosmic ray research
Cosmic Ray Expedition To Bangalore, India
Cosmic Ray Expedition To Bangalore, India
Cosmic Ray Expedition To Bangalore, India
Dear Diary (BBC Radio Program)--Excerpts From Lab. Notebooks
Diplomas And Citations
Edison Medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Edison Medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Edward Dean Adams, 1920–1928
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.
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