Riccardo Giacconi Papers, 1943-2014
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This accession consists of the professional papers of Riccardo Giacconi (1931-2018), an astrophysicist specializing in x-ray astronomy and who was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of cosmic x-ray sources. Giacconi's papers document his research, participation in the larger astrophysics community, and influence on space policy. Particularly well-documented topics in this accession include the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF); the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Space Studies Board; the Astrophysics Council; the Space Telescope Science Institute; the Wide Field X-Ray Telescope; and numerous other x-ray telescopes and astronomical organizations. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts, pre-prints, proposals, meeting materials, reports, data, budgets, clippings, notes, images, pamphlets, newsletters, directories, three-dimensional awards, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. For additional biographical information, please see Record Unit 7416. Papers are roughly organized by date, but some materials are unarranged.
Subject
- Giacconi, Riccardo
- Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)
- Associated Universities, Inc
- Johns Hopkins University
- International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics
- Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (U.S.)
- Space Telescope Science Institute (U.S.)
- European Southern Observatory
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Space Studies Board
- Wide Field X-Ray Telescope
- Astrophysics Council
Notes
- Folder List in accession file.
- Electronic List in accession file.
Organization
Unarranged
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1943
- 1943-2014
Topic
- Nobel Prizes
- Astrophysicists
- Astrophysics
- Space photography
- X-ray telescopes
- Astronautics
- Cosmic rays
- Astronomy
- Astronautics and state
- Research
Form/Genre
- Manuscripts
- Collection descriptions
- Books
- Diaries
- Compact discs
- Color transparencies
- Black-and-white photographs
- Color photographs
- Video recordings
- Videotapes
Local number
SIA Acc. 24-105
Physical description
38.43 cu. ft. (38 record storage boxes) (1 half document boxes) (2 oversize folders)