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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
William John Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0422
Abstract
Personal and professional papers of William John Williams, an analytical chemist who immigrated to the United States in 1885 from Abergele, North Wales in Great Britain, and worked in a number of manufacturing fields, including fertilizers, soaps, bleaches, brickmaking, and sewage and water treatment. A tremendous amount of his work was with phosphates, reflected in this collection by the substantial amount of notes and correspondence about various chemical processes involving phosphates.
Dates:
1876-1923, undated; Majority of material found within 1876-1896