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Instrumentation Division, 1974-1981

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MS. Eng. c. 2494

Electron Microscopy.

Correspondence, papers, research proposals mainly relating to purchase, installation and use of STEM (Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope) and other electron microscopes.

Folder H.190. Reports and information on STEM from other users, 1974: E. Kellenberger (Basle), A. Rörsch (Leiden).

Folder H.191. Notes, correspondence and papers on STEM projects, specification and tenders for STEM at EMBL, 1974-1975.

Folder H.192. Later correspondence and papers on STEM and other electron microscopes, research projects, meeting of European STEM Users at EMBL etc., 1978-1981.

Computer Group.

General correspondence on affairs of the Group: appointments, space and facilities, purchase and installation of machines, budgets, research proposals.

The first Head of Computing was R.F. Herzog and the material includes plans, reports and newsletters circulated by him both for the Heidelberg Laboratory and for the Hamburg and Grenoble outstations.

Folder H.193. Selection, tenders, installation of first equipment (NORD), early newsletters, 1975-1976.

Folder H.194. Selection, tenders, installation of first equipment (NORD), early newsletters, 1977.

Folder H.195. Includes Herzog's report of December 1978 which he entitled "The collapse of the EMBL Computer Group", and comments thereon.

Folder H.196. Mainly on negotiations and agreement for EMBL to use Electronic Data Processing (EDP) facility at Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, 1977-1981.

Folder H.197. 1979-1981.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974-1981

Extent

8 folders

Language of Materials

  • English

Conditions Governing Access

Closed.

Shelfmark

MS. Eng. c. 2494

Former reference:

NCUACS 11/4/89/H.190-197

Repository Details

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