Correspondence, 1961-1964
File
MS. Eng. misc. b. 197/A.18
Held at the Weston Library
Contains
- Letter from John Wheeler regarding the 'sources for the history of quantum physics' project, 1962. (Peierls was interviewed by John Heilbron in June 1963 for this history.)
- Correspondence with Walter Schneir regarding the Los Alamos project, Klaus Fuchs and the Soviet nuclear weapons programme, 1961-1963.
- Correspondence with Ronald Clark regarding the Frisch-Peierls memorandum, 1963.
- Correspondence with Edward Lilly regarding the development of the concept of dislocations, 1964. (See also MS. Eng. misc. b. 212/C.229, Peierls's correspondence with Orowan, and MS. Eng. misc. b. 222/E.11.)
- Letter from Lansing Lamont regarding his book Day of Trinity and the Los Alamos Project, 1964. Includes Peierls's brief reply.
- Correspondence with N. Kemmer regarding his obituary notice of Hans Halban in The Times and a copy of the notice, 1964. (See also MS. Eng. misc. b. 208/C.130.)
Dates
- Creation: 1961-1964
Extent
1 file
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. misc. b. 197/A.18
Former reference:
CSAC 52.6.77/A.18
Repository Details
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