General Atomic: Correspondence with de Hoffmann, 1956-1959
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains Bethe’s consulting and research work on energy. Specifically, it includes correspondence, research, reports and papers related to Bethe’s consulting for the nuclear energy industry. It includes material regarding Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Oak Ridge National Lab, Avco, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), and other institutions. Topics include reactor safety, Fission-Fusion reactors, fusion hybrids, Breeder reactors (LMFBR), Mirror fusion, Laser isotope separation (LIS), Integral Fast Reactors (IFR), Radkowsky Thorium Fuel/Reactor (RTR), Three-Mile Island (TMI), Operation Fishbowl.and the Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA) project.
Dates
- 1956-1959
Creator
- From the Collection: Bethe, Hans A. (Hans Albrecht), 1906-2005. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
76.2 cubic feet. (76.2 cubic feet.)
9 videocassettes. (9 videocassettes.)
1 DVDs. (1 DVDs.)
4 audiotape reels. (4 audiotape reels.)
7 audiocassettes. (7 audiocassettes.)
41.4 gigabytes.
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
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