Philip Rice papers, 1953-1981

Summary

Creators:

Rice, Philip

Extent:

1 Linear Feet (3 manuscript boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Philip Rice papers (M1339). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, research proposals, and product notes and descriptions (including diagrams and photographs) pertaining to Rice's major innovations in the video/electronics field, 1953-1981. Specific topics and products include electrostatic printing/imaging systems, photographic discs, the electrophotographic process, the development of the first optical videodisc, and a videodisc-based document storage and retrieval system.

Biographical / historical:

Philip Rice was an American physicist with a particular interest in vision, ultrasound, optics, and electronics. From 1942-1945 he was a staff member at the Radiation Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working on the development of radar systems for the US Navy. After the war, he worked for Bell Telephone Laboratories and developed microwave triodes and traveling wave tubes.

From 1952 until his retirement in 1983, Rice worked at Stanford Research Institute/SRI International and was involved in the development of the Videograph high-speed electrostatic label printer, which was an industry standard for printing magazine labels from computer-maintained subscription lists. He was also active in the development of the single-vidicon color TV camera and the world's first full-bandwidth videodisc and the first videodisc-based document storage and retrieval system.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Philip Rice, 1986.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Computer engineering
Science -- History.

Restrictions:

Open for research; material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Philip Rice papers (M1339). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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