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Moyer, Albert E. (Albert Earl), 1945-2000

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Biographical Note

Albert Earl "Bert" Moyer (1945-2000) was a professor of history at Virginia Tech. He earned a B. A. degree in physics at Oberlin College and an M. S. degree in physics from the University of Colorado in 1969. He earned a Ph. D. in the history of science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1977, when he joined the faculty of the Virginia Tech Department of History. He later served as department head in the 1990s.

Albert Moyer married Lynette Flanders, and they had three children.

Source: Richard F. Hirsh, Arthur L. Norberg, and Marc Rothenberg, "Eloge: Albert Earl Moyer, 5 March 1945—19 December 2000," Isis, Vol. 93, No. 2 (June 2002), pp. 269-271, available online from JSTOR at https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/344964, accessed Nov. 4, 2024.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Nuclear Pioneers: Conference on Nuclear Developments Videotapes and Papers

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Identifier: Ms-1993-004
Abstract This collection consists of seven videotapes recorded at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (or Virginia Tech) in August 1991. The tapes contain interviews with six nuclear pioneers: Sigvard Eklund, Bertrand Goldschmidt, Robert E. Marshak, Glenn T. Seaborg, Gerald F. Tape, and Herbert F. York. They discuss topics such as the arms race, peaceful uses of the atom, and international perspectives on nuclear development. The collection also contains documentation and papers...
Dates: 1991

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