Leo Szilard and Aaron Novick Research Files
About this collection
- Extent
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14 digital objects.
- Description
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Leo Szilard, a nuclear physicist, biologist and advocate of global arms control, held an appointment (1948-1955) as a professor of biophysics at the Institute of Radiology and Biophysics, University of Chicago, and, with Aaron Novick, studied bacteria using a device called the chemostat. The materials include correspondence (1948-1964) between Szilard and Novick and photographs of the chemostat. The entire collection has been digitized.
- Creators
- Location Of Originals
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From the Leo Szilard and Aaron Novick Research Files. MSS 196. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
- Funding
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The Leo Szilard and Aaron Novick Research Files (MSS 196) were digitized with grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
- Personal Names
- Topics
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- Bacteria
- Bacteria -- Morphology
- Bacteria -- Physiology
- Bacteria -- Reproduction
- Bacteria -- Research -- 20th century
- Bacterial genetics
- Biochemistry -- Instruments -- 20th century
- Chemostat
- Microbiology -- Instruments
- Scientific apparatus and instruments
- University of Chicago. Institute of Radiobiology and Biophysics
- Viral genetics
- Viruses
- Viruses -- Morphology
- Viruses -- Physiology
- Viruses -- Reproduction
- Viruses -- Research -- 20th century
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- Language
- English
- Related Resource
Online finding aid
