Friedrich Kurylo Collection, 1901-1987, bulk 1960-1965

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Summary

Creators:
Kurylo, Friedrich.
Abstract:
The bulk of this collection contains drafts, typescripts, and research materials compiled by Friedrich Kurylo for his biography of German physicist Ferdinand Braun (1850-1918).
Extent:
2,009 pieces in 6 boxes
Language:
German and some English.

Background

Scope and content:

The bulk of the collection contains drafts, typescripts, and research materials compiled by Friedrich Kurylo pertaining to Ferdinand Braun for his book, Ferdinand Braun: A Life of the Nobel Prizewinner and Inventor of the Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1981). The majority of the collection is in German.

Biographical / historical:

Ferdinand Braun (1850-1918) made notable contributions to the field of electricity. He invented what is now called Braun’s electrometer before turning his attention to the field of wireless telegraphy. He was one of the first to send electric waves in definite directions. In 1902 he succeeded in receiving definitely directed messages by means of inclined beam antennae. He received the Noble Prize in Physics in 1909.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Dibner Family, Burndy Library Collection, November 2006. It was MSS Collection 9.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in the following order: Manuscripts (Boxes 1-3); Research Materials (Box 4); and Correspondence and Ephemera (Boxes 5-6). Manuscripts and research materials are arranged alphabetically by author and title. Correspondence is arranged chronologically and ephemera is arranged by subject and type.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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