Guide to the Hugh Everett III digitized manuscripts MS.M.065

Finding aid prepared by Zoe MacLeod, 2023.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
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Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Hugh Everett III digitized manuscripts
Identifier/Call Number: MS.M.065
Physical Description: 1.95 Gigabytes
Date (inclusive): circa 1930-1990
Abstract: American physicist Hugh Everett, III (1930-1982) first proposed the many-worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum physics. These documents include scanned original documents draft and final versions of Everett's long and short Ph.D. theses and the early notes that led to these published works, Everett's correspondence regarding his relative state formulation of pure wave mechanics, and miscellaneous biographical material. The original documents were digitized with support from a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant led by Jeffrey A. Barrett, Professor and Chair of the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine, in 2010.
Language of Material: English .

Access

The collection is open for research.

Acquisition Information

The original documents were digitized with support from a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant led by Jeffrey A. Barrett, Professor and Chair of the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine, in 2010. These originals were donated to the American Institute of Physics by Hugh Everett's son, Mark Everett, in 2011.

Preferred Citation

Hugh Everett III digitized manuscripts. MS-M065. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Date accessed}.
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Related materials

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Content Description

American physicist Hugh Everett, III (1930-1982) first proposed the many-worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum physics. These documents include scanned original documents draft and final versions of Everett's long and short Ph.D. theses and the early notes that led to these published works, Everett's correspondence regarding his relative state formulation of pure wave mechanics, and miscellaneous biographical material. The original documents were digitized with support from a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant led by Jeffrey A. Barrett, Professor and Chair of the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine, in 2010.

Publication Rights

Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact Jeffrey A. Barrett, representative for the Everett Estate, j.barrett@uci.edu.