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1. Louis N. Ridenour papers, 1917-1960

   1,300 items. 9 containers. 3.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Physicist and author. Correspondence, journals, reports, writings, printed matter, photographs, and other items relating to science policy issues concerning nuclear energy and computer technology as well as Ridenour's contribution to the development and application of radar technology during World War II.

2. Nathaniel Rochester papers, 1935-1999

   350 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Electrical engineer and computer designer. Correspondence, biographical material, data processing manuals, reports, oral history interviews, writings, photographs, certificates, and printed matter primarily documenting Rochester’s work with military radar at Sylvania Electric Products and his endeavors to design computers and computer programs while employed with the International Business Machines Corp.

3. Stanford Caldwell Hooper papers, 1899-1955

   14,000 items. 33 containers. 13.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Naval officer and electronics consultant. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, articles, transcripts of tape recordings, research notes, notebooks, financial and legal papers, bibliographical file, and newspaper clippings relating to Hooper's role in the planning and development of radio communications in government service.

4. Harrell V. Noble papers, 1923-2003

   2,000 items. 9 containers plus 2 oversize. 3.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Engineer. Correspondence, biographical material, awards, speeches and writings, photographs, artifacts, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Noble’s career in electronic engineering.

5. Edward Lindley Bowles papers, 1869-1990

   37,800 items. 108 containers plus 1 classified. 43.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Inventor, engineer and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, manuscripts, speeches, transcripts of recorded recollections, reports, minutes, subject files, notes, legal documents, printed material, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Bowles's career as an engineer and consultant in private industry and in government, his association with research universities, and work relating to the securing and defense of patents.

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6. Charles A. Lockwood papers, 1904-1967

   7,000 items. 25 containers. 9.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Naval officer. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, reports, writings, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed matter relating mainly to Lockwood's naval career during World War II as commander of the United States Submarine Force in the Pacific and his research and writings on submarines after his retirement.

7. Melville Eastham papers, 1908-1973

   5,800 items. 32 containers. 12.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Radio engineer and manufacturer. Correspondence, diaries, blueprints, sketches, plans, notebooks, company files, photographs, reports, clippings, and printed matter largely related to Eastham’s career as a radio engineer and as head of the General Radio Company, but also to his avocation of collecting early maps and atlases.

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8. I.I. Rabi papers, 1899-1989

   41,500 items. 105 cartons plus 1 oversize plus 4 classified. 42 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Physicist and educator. The collection documents Rabi's research in physics, particularly in the fields of radar and nuclear energy, leading to the development of lasers, atomic clocks, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to his 1944 Nobel Prize in physics; his work as a consultant to the atomic bomb project at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and as an advisor on science policy to the United States government, the United Nations, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during and after World War II; and his studies, research, and professorships in physics chiefly at Columbia University and also at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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9. G.E. Mueller papers, 1876-2012

   116,400 items. 327 containers plus 2 oversize and 1 classified. 130.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Engineer, administrator of the United States manned space flight program, and corporate executive. Correspondence, speeches, writings, subject files, printed matter, and other papers relating principally to Mueller's studies in electrical engineering at the University of Missouri--St. Louis and Purdue University and his career at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Ohio State University, Space Technology Laboratories, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, General Dynamics Corporation, System Development Corporation, Burroughs Corporation, George E. Mueller Corporation, and Kistler Aerospace Corporation.

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10. Harold Gardiner Bowen papers, 1907-1977

    1,000 items. 4 containers. 1.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Naval officer and engineer. Correspondence, military orders, news clippings, writings, and other papers relating to Bowen's activities with the Newcomen Society and the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation and his various business interests. Some material pertains to his duties as chief of the United States Navy Bureau of Engineering and as director of the Naval Research Laboratory during World War II.