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Karl Wolfgang Böer papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0483
Abstract
Physicist, inventor, university professor, and solar energy pioneer Karl Wolfgang Böer was born March 23, 1926, in Berlin, Germany. He became a naturalized American citizen in August 1972.
The Karl Wolfgang Böer papers, 1945-2003, document the life work and professional career of this German-American physicist, inventor, university professor, and solar energy pioneer. Böer’s work in solid state technology, understanding the photoconductivity and structure of cadmium sulfide, and...
Dates:
1945-2003; Majority of material found within 1961-1986
John Shirley papers related to Thomas Harriot
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0343
Abstract
The John Shirley papers related to Thomas Harriot contains material related to British mathematician, astronomer, and scientist Thomas Harriot (1560–1621), all of which was collected by twentieth century American scholar and educator John Shirley.
Dates:
1590–1621, 1947–1988