Ralph Kent Hursh (left) and Gerald Marks Almy (right)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4233]

Creator: Wright, Joe

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1950

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4233

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Summary

left to right: Ralph Kent Hursh (1885-1956), Professor of Ceramic Engineering, University of Illinois, examines one of the doughnut-shaped vacuum tubes which he developed. At right is Gerald Marks Almy (b. 1904), Professor of Physics, University of Illinois, who headed development of the commercial Bevatron during World War II.

Subject

  • Hursh, Ralph Kent 1885-1956
  • Almy, Gerald Marks 1904-
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4233

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1950
  • 12/28/1950

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

  • Vacuum-tubes
  • Ceramic engineering
  • Physics

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4233]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints

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