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The Papers of Clark B. Millikan

Millikan, Clark B (2002) The Papers of Clark B. Millikan. Finding Aids Online, California Institute of Technology Archives, Pasadena, California.

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Abstract

The working papers, correspondence, publications, and biographical material of Clark B. Millikan form the collection known as the Papers of Clark B. Millikan in the Archives of the California Institute of Technology. Clark Millikan obtained his PhD from Caltech in 1928 and joined the Caltech faculty thereafter, where he became one of the nation's pioneers in aerospace research and development. Millikan served as director of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT) from 1949 until his death in 1966 and was advisor to various governmental committees during and after World War II. He was the eldest son of Robert A. Millikan.

EPrint Type:Finding Aid
Processor(s):Carolyn Harding; revised by Kevin C. Knox
Processing Date(s):1976; revised 2002
Uncontrolled Keywords:California Institute of Technology; Aeronautics; Aerospace engineering
Subjects:Subjects > Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Subjects > Engineering
ID Code:6
Deposited By:Finding Aids Administrator
Deposited On:09 December 2004
Record Number:CaltechFA:FA_Millikan_C
Official Persistent URL:http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechFA:FA_Millikan_C
Official Citation:[Identification of item, Box and file number], Papers of Clark B. Millikan. Archives, California Institute of Technology.
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