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Accession 05-020
Giacconi, Riccardo
Riccardo Giacconi Papers, circa 1971-2004
Collection Overview
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Giacconi, Riccardo |
Title: | Riccardo Giacconi Papers |
Dates: | circa 1971-2004 |
Quantity: | 6.49 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (2 16x20 boxes) (4 oversize folders) |
Collection: | Accession 05-020 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists of the professional papers of Riccardo Giacconi, including materials surrounding Giacconi's winning of the Nobel Prize in 2002. Additional topics include the European Southern Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, and x-ray telescopes. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the professional papers of Riccardo Giacconi (1931-2018), including materials surrounding Giacconi's winning of the Nobel Prize in 2002. Additional topics include the European Southern Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, and x-ray telescopes.
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-020, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Container List
Box 1
Nobel Correspondence - A
Nobel Correspondence - B
Nobel Correspondence - CA-CL
Nobel Correspondence - CO-CY
Nobel Correspondence - D
Nobel Correspondence - E
Nobel Correspondence - F
Nobel Correspondence - GA-GI
Nobel Correspondence - GO-GU
Nobel Correspondence - H
Nobel Correspondence - I
Nobel Correspondence - J
Nobel Correspondence - K
Nobel Correspondence - L
Nobel Correspondence - M
Nobel Correspondence - N
Nobel Correspondence - O
Nobel Correspondence - P
Nobel Correspondence - Q
Nobel Correspondence - R
Nobel Correspondence - SA-SH
Nobel Correspondence - SI-SW
Nobel Correspondence - T
Nobel Correspondence - U
Nobel Correspondence - V
Nobel Correspondence - W
Nobel Correspondence - Y
Nobel Correspondence - Z
Nobel Correspondence, 2002
Nobel Correspondence, January 2003 (4 folders)
Nobel Correspondence, September 2003 (2 folders)
Box 2
Giacconi Nobel Photographs, 2002
Nobel Arrangements (3 folders)
Nobel News Articles (3 folders)
Professional Meetings and Workshops, 1985-1997
California Institute of Technology Visiting Committee (Pasadena), 1985-1986
Fermilab (Washington, DC), 1986
Villa Spelman Advisory Committee (New York), 1987-1989
Joint Working Group on Ground-Based Astronomy (Paris), 1988
European Science Foundation, Ground Based Astronomy (Strasbourg), 1990-1991
Observational Cosmology (Milan), 1991
Extragalactic Background Radiation Symposium (Baltimore), 1993
Galaxy Clusters and Large Scale Structures in the Universe (Sesto), 1993
Mirror Technology Workshop (Abingdon), 1993
National Research Council (Washington, DC), 1993
Royal Astronomical Society (London), 1993
Studying the Universe with Clusters of Galaxies (Bavaria), 1993
Other Meetings and Workshops, 1993-1994
Piccoli e Medi Satelliti Scientifici Italiani (Tremezzo), 1994
17th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics (Munich), 1994
European Science and Technology Forum (Florence), 1995
Observational Cosmology: From Galaxies to Galaxy Systems (Sesto), 1995
Optical Telescopes of Today and Tomorrow (Landskrona), 1996
Societa Astronomica Italiana (Roma), 1996
Spanish Astronomical Society (San Sebastian), 1996
18th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics (Chicago), 1996 (2 folders)
American Astronomical Society (Winston-Salem), 1997
International Astronomical Union (Kyoto), 1997 (2 folders)
Joint European and National Astronomical Meeting (Thessaloniki), 1997 (2 folders)
The Non-Sleeping Universe: Stars and the Ism (Porto), 1997
Box 3
Awards
Astronomical Society, Karl Schwarzschild Medal, 2004
New York Academy of Sciences, A. Cressy Morrison Award, 1982
Royal Astronomical Society, Gold Medal, 1982
Sonoma State University, Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal, 1981
University of Chicago, Honorary Degree, 1983
Wolf Foundation, Wolf Prize, 1987
Biographical and Professional Activities
Biographical and Career Information
Darwin Lecture, 1993
Harvard University Archives
Johns Hopkins University Professorship, 1981-1988
Publications
Bibliography
The X-Ray Universe
Velen Conference, Publication Permission, 1994
Community Involvement
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs, 1986-1987
Columbus 500/Baltimore, 1987-1992
Italian American Charities of Maryland, 1980-1981
Johns Hopkins University, 1982-1985
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
AURA Observatories Visiting Report, 1980
AURA Agenda Book, 1993
Miscellaneous materials
Deutscher Studienpreis, 1996-1997
European Southern Observatory, 1993
Space Telescope Science Institute, 1989-1992
Rontgen Satellite (ROSAT), 1988-1997 (2 folders)
Professional Societies and Publications
Academia Europaea, 1988-1992
Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei
American Physical Society, 1995-1998
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
European Astronomical Society (2 folders)
Foundation Scientific Europe
Osservatorio Astronomico Di Padova, 1986-1987
Research Europe, 1997
Chile
Chile, 1996
Paranal Observatory Timeline Presentation
Paranal Observatory Inauguration, December 1996 - Newspaper Articles
Paranal Observatory Inauguration, December 1996 - Speeches and Programs
Correspondence
M. Oda (RIKEN), 1990
Box 4
Slides
European Southern Observatory, Very Large Telescope (9 folders)
"New Windows on the Universe: The NASA Great Observatories," 1987 (2 folders)
Giacconi 35mm Slides, Tray 1 (24), Disc #1
Giacconi 35mm Slides, Tray 2 (24), Disc #2
Giacconi 35mm Slides, Tray 3 (22), Disc #2a
X-Ray and Pedagogical Slides, Disc #3-12 (9 folders)
Blue Binder #2 (262 Slides), Disc #13-17 (2 folders)
Blue Binder #3 (310 Slides), Disc #18-23 (3 folders)
Box 5
Hubble Space Telescope and Didactic Slides, Disc #24-26 (4 folders)
Hubble Space Telescope Briefing Book, Disc #27-29
Hubble Space Telescope (2 folders)
Extras and Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous material
40th Space Congress Print
Electronic Records
CDs - Disc #49-52
Nobel Award Ceremonies, 2002
Images
Publications
The Chandra Proposers' Observatory Guide, 2000, Version 2.0 and 3.0
The Ninth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation and Relativistic Field Theories
Box 6
Awards
American Astronomical Society Plaque, 1981
Ohio State University, Alpheus Smith Lecture Plaque, 2003
Box 7
NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, 1993
Nobel Laureate Winners Poster, 2002
International Achievement Summit, Golden Plate Award, 2003
NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, 2003
Awards - Autographed Board
Awards - Romana Studiorum Universitas, Honorary Doctorate in Physics, 1997
Awards - NASA, Flag Flown on Space Shuttle Columbia, 2003
Telescope Images - 3
- Finding Aid encoded on: 12-14-2018
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