Baldwin, Ralph Belknap. Highlighted story of a long and unusual life, 1998
| Title: | Baldwin, Ralph Belknap. Highlighted story of a long and unusual life, 1998. |
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| Name(s): | Baldwin, Ralph Belknap, 1912- | |
| Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
| Genre: |
Autobiographies. Biography files. |
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| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Created: | 1993 | |
| Extent: | 652 pages | |
| Abstract/Description: | An autobiography of Baldwin's life in which he discusses his ancestory, family life, education at the University of Michigan, his work during World War II on proximity fuzes at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, his research and mapping of the face of the moon, his work in the family business, and science and its relationship to philosophy, religion, and politics. | |
| Note(s): |
Forms part of the American Institute of Physics' Niels Bohr Library & Archives Manuscript Biographies Collection. Forms part of the 1997 History of Geophysics Survey. American Astrophysicist. Ph.D., University of Michigan (1937). Professional experience includes: senior physicist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (1942-1946); astronomy consultant, Boeing Company, Chance-Vought Corp., Rand Corp., Grumman, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center (NASA), U. S. Air Force moon-mapping project; product manager through chairman of the board, Oliver Machinery Company (1947-1984). In English. Received from Ralph B. Baldwin in 1993; update received in 1998 with response to 1997 History of Geophysics Survey. Additional updates received in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006. |
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| Subject(s): |
Baldwin, Ralph Belknap, 1912- Johns Hopkins University. Applied Physics Laboratory. University of Michigan Moon -- Maps Moon -- Research Proximity fuzes -- History Philosophy and science Religion and science World War, 1939-1945 |
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| Library Classification: | MB 2014-1277; 4113 | |
| Held by: | American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA | |
| Restrictions on Access: | Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. | |
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