Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 2.75 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Robert S. Finn papers (SC1628). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Born in Buffalo, New York, Robert Finn obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Insitute and later his PhD in mathematics from Syracuse University.
He completed his post-doctoral research at the Institutue for Advanced Study in 1953 and from the Institute for Hydodynamics at the Univeristy of Maryland from 1953 to 1954. Later that same year, he became an assistant professor at the University of Southern California until finally beginning his preforssorship at Stanford University in 1959; later becoming professor emeritus of mathematics.
He also earned two Guggenheim fellowships in 1958 and 1965, as well as becoming a Fullbright Fellow in 1987. In 1994 he was awarded with an honorary doctorate from the University of Leipzig. Throughout his career, he authored roughly 150 research papers and edited several academic journals. His best known book is Equilibrium Capillary Surfaces; published in 1986.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Mathematics.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Boxes 1 and 2 are restricted for 75 years from date of creation.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Robert S. Finn papers (SC1628). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022