Stern (Otto) papers, circa 1888-1969

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Summary

Title:
Otto Stern papers
Dates:
circa 1888-1969
Creators:
Stern, Otto, 1888-1969. Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962. Segrè, Emilio.
Extent:
5 cartons, 1 volume, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder (circa 6 linear feet) 298 digital objects (12589 images)
Language:
Collection materials are in English , German
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Otto Stern papers, BANC MSS 85/96 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Scope and content:

Includes correspondence, notes, and manuscripts of German émigré physicist Otto Stern whose work encompassed both theoretical and experimental physics in Germany and the United States. Photos and awards are included. Correspondents include Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, and other prominent physicists.

Carton 1: Correspondence "A-L"; Carton 2: Correspondence "L-Z," miscellaneous publications, manuscripts, and notes (arranged alphabetically by topic, "D-E"); Carton 3: Notes "E-O"; Carton 4: Notes "S-Z", notebooks, and personalia; Carton 5: Reprints; Volume 1: Nobel Prize scrapbook; Oversize box 1: Diplomas, awards, and honors; Oversize folder 1: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings and memorabilia.

Biographical / historical:

Otto Stern was born in Germany, on February 17, 1888. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Breslau in 1912. In 1930 he was awarded an LL.D. by the University of California. In 1933 he moved to the United States where he was appointed a Research Professor of Physics at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh where he remained until 1945. His work was in the field of theoretical experimental physics, especially statistical thermodynamics and quantum theory, on which he has published important papers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1943 "for his contribution to the development of the molecular ray method and his discovery of the magnetic moment of the proton." He was also one of several Nobel winning physicists who helped construct the first atomic bomb. Stern died in 1969.

Acquisition information:

Gift; 1985.

Additions: Gift; Templeton Killen, Diana Alan Templeton; 2010.

Accruals:

One addition in 2010.

No further additions are expected.

Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Charlie Macquarie
Date Prepared:
© 2016
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by The Bancroft Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: January 2016

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for use.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Otto Stern papers, BANC MSS 85/96 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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