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Preliminary Guide to the William Francis Whitmore Papers, 1945-1991
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Title: Whitmore, William Francis. Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1945-1991
Collection number: M0915
Creator:
Whitmore, William Francis.
Extent:
36 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Mathematician in the field of oceanography; scientist and later consultant with Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. Head
of the division of Thermal Energy Conversion where he worked on the development of the Polaris missile; later scientific analyst
and consultant to various Department of Defense agencies.
Language:
English.
None.
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Gift of the Whitmore Family Trust, 1997.
William Francis Whitmore Papers. M0915. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Mathematician in the field of oceanography; scientist and later consultant with Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. Head
of the division of Thermal Energy Conversion where he worked on the development of the Polaris missile; later scientific analyst
and consultant to various Department of Defense agencies.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company.
Naval Research Advisory Committee.
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Program (National Science.
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Conference.
Root, Leonard Eugene.
Oceanography.
Polaris missile.
Science--History.
Mathematicians--United States.