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Finding Aid to the Alvin M. Saperstein student notes of lectures given by Gregory Breit, 1952-1954

Publisher:

American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org

2009

Encoding Information:

Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2007. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.

Finding aid is written in English.

Description of the Collection

Repository:

American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.

Title and dates of collection:

Alvin M. Saperstein student notes of lectures given by Gregory Breit, 1952-1954

Papers created by:

Saperstein, Alvin Martin,

Size of collection:

0.25 linear feet
1 half manuscript box

Short description of collection:

Collection of Alvin M. Saperstein's student notes on physics lectures by Gregory Breit.

Language(s) of material:

English

Selected Search Terms

These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.

Biographical Note

Alvin Saperstein. Ph.D. Physics from Yale University. Research interests: theoretical physics, defense and arms race, chaotic systems, physics education. Professor, Wayne State University, 1963- ; Research Associate, Argonne National Laboratory, 1962-1963.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Files contain student Alvin M. Saperstein's notes on Gregory Breit's lecture titled Nuclear Physics I and II (1952-1953); Saperstein's notes on Breit's Theoretical Nuclear Physics I and II (1953-1954); and Saperstein's mimeographed copy of notes on Breit's Theoretical Nuclear Physics (1952-1953). 541 $aReceived from Alvin M. Saperstein, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, 1990.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

  • Series I: Notebooks

This series is arranged chronologically.

Access to Collection

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Alvin M. Saperstein student notes of lectures given by Gregory Breit. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List

Series I: Notes
Box 1 Folder 1 Nuclear Physics I and II, Physics 165a and 166b, notes by Alvin M. Saperstein, 1952-1953
Folder 2 Theoretical Nuclear Physics I and II, notes by Alvin M. Saperstein, 1953-1954
Folder 3 Theoretical Nuclear Physics, mimeographed notes, undated
Folder 4 Nuclear Physics II, Physics 166b, mimeographed notes, undated