Finding Aid to the William G. Wagner lecture notes, 1958-1962Publisher:American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives 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 CollectionRepository:American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. Title and dates of collection:William G. Wagner lecture notes, 1958-1962 Papers created by:Wagner, William G. Size of collection:0.75 linear feet Short description of collection:A collection of notes from lectures at the California Institute of Technology, given by Murray Gell-Mann, Robert L. Walker, and William A. Fowler. Language(s) of material:English Selected Search TermsThese 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 NotePh.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 CollectionContains 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 CollectionThis collection is organized into two series:
Each sereis is arranged chronologically. Access to CollectionResearchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html. Provenance and Acquisition InformationReceived along with a donation of books from Ethan D. Alyea, 2007. Processing InformationThis collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007. Preferred Citation of CollectionBox [number], Folder [number], William G. Wagner lecture notes. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA. Container List
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