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Part I: Alphabetical File, 1929-2006 (continued)
"Ta-Ti" miscellaneous, 1981-1995
(4 folders)
BOX 252 "To-Ty" miscellaneous, 1981-1995
(2 folders)
United States Army Research Office, 1987-1997
United States Congress
General, 1982, 1992
House Armed Services Committee, Panel on Nuclear Weapons Safety, 1990-1991
(6 folders)
House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, 1993-1995
BOX 253 Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Technical Review Panel, 1987 1993
Universities Space Research Association, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy Science Council
1997-1998
(6 folders)
BOX 254 1999
(4 folders)
2000
(3 folders)
BOX 255 (2 folders)
2001-2002
(3 folders)
University Club, New York, N.Y., 1975-1990
"U" miscellaneous, 1981-1995
(2 folders)
"V" miscellaneous, 1980-1995
BOX 256 W. M. Keck Observatory, Hawaii, 1984-1995, undated
(4 folders)
Weber, Marvin J., Handbook Series of Laser Science and Technology, 1979-1982
Westrum, Ron, 1992
Winnewisser, Gisbert, 1976-1995
Wolgast, Stephen, 1990-1991
Wollman, Eric Robert
1977-1983
(2 folders)
BOX 257 1985-1992, undated
(4 folders)
World Institute of Science
Berger, André, 1993-1994, undated
General
1988-1993
(3 folders)
BOX 258 1994-1995, undated
Wyoming Infrared Observatory, Wyoming University, Laramie, Wyo., 1979-1983
"Wa-Wh" miscellaneous, 1980-1995
(8 folders)
BOX 259 "Wi-Wy" miscellaneous, 1980-1997
(9 folders)
"X" miscellaneous, 1987-1991
"Y" miscellaneous, 1981-1995
(2 folders)
"Z" miscellaneous, 1983-1994
Unidentified, 1992
BOX 260-296 Part I: Academic File, 1946-1999
Computation notebooks, technical memoranda, notebooks on physics, grade books, course and seminar files, student experiments, published and unpublished writings, drafts and notes, abstracts, correspondence, calculations, diagrams, illustrations, photographs, subject files, grant and project files, budgets, reports, printed matter, and microfilm.
Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of material.
BOX 260 Computation notebooks
Low, William, vol. 1, 1948, Aug.-1949, May
Townes, Charles H.
Vols. 1-2, 1948, Jan.-1951, July
Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 24,348
Vols. 3-4, 1951, July-1965, May
Vols. 5-6, 1965, June-1977, Nov.
BOX 261 Vols. 7-8, 1977, Nov.-1994, Aug.
Courses
Classes
In Europe
Physics, 1950-1955
Quantum Electronics, summer school, Varenna, Italy, 1963, Aug.
Physics 115, atomic physics, 1948-1951
Physics 116, atomic physics, 1949-1951
Physics 125, vector analysis, 1949-1952
BOX 262 Physics 146, nuclear physics, circa 1946
Physics 218, optics, 1948
Physics 237-238, quantum mechanics, 1953
Physics 248, astrophysics seminar, selected topics in astrophysics, 1969-1977
Physics 250, radioactive physics, Spring, 1971
(2 folders)
Physics 252, microwave physics, 1948-1949, 1955
(2 folders)
Physics 290I, astrophysics seminar
Fall, 1967
Winter, 1970
Fall, 1975
Fall, 1978
BOX 263 Fall, 1981
(2 folders)
Physics H190, senior seminar, Spring, 1976
Physics, unnumbered
Quantum mechanical theory of metal and alloys, undated
Quantum mechanics, 1946
Unidentified lecture, undated
Unidentified notes, 1972-1976
Grade books, 1948-1958
Graduate students
Articles, papers, and theses
Published
1951-1957
(7 folders)
BOX 264 1958-1961, 1971-1980
(14 folders)
Unpublished
Abella, Isaac D., and Townes, 1962
Beck, Sara Chaya, 1981
Giordmaine, Joseph A., Franklin R. Nash, and Townes, circa 1959
(2 folders)
Harris, Andrew, 1984
BOX 265 Ottusch, John J., and Townes, 1985-1987
(2 folders)
Werner, Michael, and Townes, 1971-1974
(5 folders)
BOX 266 (2 folders)
Atmospheric and Space Sciences Group, 1968-1971
"Cluster Group" of advisees, 1976-1981, undated
(2 folders)
Computation notebooks
Set A
Vols. I-II, 100μ heterodyne experiment, 1979, Apr. 1982, Sept., Samuel D. Gasster
Vol. III, far infrared molecular laser/CO2 laser system for heterodyne experiment, 1981, Jan.-1982, Sept., Aniruddha Das and Samuel D. Gasster
BOX 267 Vol. IV, far infrared heterodyne detectors: photoconductive mixers, 1982, Sept.-1983, Apr., Aniruddha Das and Samuel D. Gasster
Vol. V, optically pumped far infrared laser system, 1982, Nov. 1985, Mar., Samuel D. Gasster
Vol. VI, far infrared heterodyne detectors: photoconductive mixers, 1983, May-1984, Dec., Samuel D. Gasster and Eric Gustafson
Vol. VII, far infrared heterodyne detectors: photoconductive mixers, 1984, Dec.-1985, Apr., Eric Gustafson
BOX 268 Set B
Vol. I, 100μm spectrometer, 1978, May-1979, May, John W. V. Storey and Dan M. Watson
Vol. II, 100μm airborne spectrometer, 1979, May-1980, Mar., John W. V. Storey and Dan M. Watson
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