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Call Number: SC0576
Creator:
Jones, Robert T. (Robert Thomas), 1910-
Title: Robert T. Jones papers
Dates: 1912-1996
Physical Description:
23 Linear feet
Physical Description:
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
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.
[Identification of item], Robert T. Jones Papers (SC0576). Stanford University Archives, Stanford, Calif.
Biography / Administrative History
Robert T. Jones, one of the premier theoretical aerodynamicists of the twentieth century, was a research scientist with NASA,
and its predecessor NACA, from 1934 until his retirement in 1982, when he joined the Stanford faculty as a consulting professor
in aeronautics. He is best known for developing the theory of swept and delta wings. He was elected to the National Academy
of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Sciences. Among his other interests
were blood flow dynamics, telescopes, and violins. He died in 1999.
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers of R. T. Jones include research notes and drawings, correspondence, patents, articles, reports, photographs, and
other materials.
The collection is arranged in the following series:
Series I: Aeronautical Files
Series II: Aeronautical Files: Swept Wing Original Papers
Series III: Publications and Reprints
Series IV: Telescopes and Optics
Series V: Violins and Acoustics
Series VI: General Files
Series VII: Videocassettes
Series VIII: Oversize Materials
Series IX: Additional Materials
Acoustical engineering.
Aerodynamics.
Aerofoils.
Aerospace engineering.
Airplanes--Wings.
Telescopes--Design and construction.
Violin--Construction.