Finding Aid to the William G. Wagner lecture notes, 1958-1962Niels Bohr Library & Archives1.0American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & ArchivesOne Physics EllipseCollege Park, MD 20740USAnbl@aip.org2009Machine-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 CollectionWagner, William G.William G. Wagner lecture notes
1958-1962American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.0.75 linear feet1 manuscript box(s)1 half manuscript box(s)AR2007773EnglishA collection of notes from lectures at the California Institute of Technology, given by Murray Gell-Mann, Robert L. Walker, and William A. Fowler.
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Fowler, William A.Wagner, William G.Walker, R. L. (Robert Lee), 1919-California Institute of Technology.Midwestern Universities Research AssociationAccelerators. Design and construction.Field theory (Physics).Particles (Nuclear physics)Quantum theory.Theoretical physics.Biographical Note
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology (1962). Senior staff physicist, Hughes Research Laboratory; research fellow and lecturer, California Institute Technology; professor of physics, University of California, Irvine; professor of physics, University of Southern California; Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Southern California; founder of the Program in Neural, Informational, and Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California.
Scope and Contents of Collection
Contains six bound books of notes from lectures at the California Institute of Technology, given by Murray Gell-Mann (quantum mechanics, field theory, and theoretical physics), Robert L. Walker (high energy physics), and William A. Fowler (nuclear physics). The Gell-Mann notes were written by William G. Wagner. Also includes one lengthy proposal (approximately 200 pages) by the Midwestern Universities Research Association for permission to build a high intensity accelerator.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into two series:
Series I: NotesSeries II: Proposal
Each sereis is arranged chronologically.
Access to Collection
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Provenance and Acquisition Information
Received along with a donation of books from Ethan D. Alyea, 2007.
Processing Information
Lara D'Agaro
2007.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], William G. Wagner lecture notes, . American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Container List
Series I: Notes
11
Relativistic quantum mechanics and field theory, by Gell-Mann (1 of 2), 195812
Relativistic quantum mechanics and field theory, by Gell-Mann (2 of 2), 195813
Topics in theoretical physics (Part 1), by Gell-Mann, 195814
Topics in theoretical physics (Part 2), by Gell-Mann, 195915
Topics in theoretical physics (Part 3), by Gell-Mann, 195916
Notes on high energy physics, by R.L. Walker, 195921
Nuclear physics course notes, by W.A. Fowler, [undated]
Series II: Proposal
22
Proposal for a 10 BEV high intensity accelerator, by Midwestern Universities Research Association, 1962