Science and Technology
Found in 142 Collections and/or Records:
William J. Alford, Jr., Papers
William Bradford Alwood Collection
William Bradford Alwood was a professor of horticulture, entomology, and mycology at Virginia Tech (1891-1904) and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His collection includes research papers, theses, brochures, and notebooks on such subjects as cider, wine making, grapes, and pellagra.
Avery-Abex Metallurgical Collection
Howard S. Avery Papers
Aviation Brochures and Pamphlets Collection,
This collection is a collection of printed materials relating to the first half-century of aviation, consisting mostly of promotional materials from various manufacturers. Also contains a few periodicals (including an issue of Contact, published by the Women's National Aeronautical Association), and a menu from a dinner honoring Amelia Earhart.
James J. Avitabile Papers
Bailey-Law Collection
Joseph T. Baily Engineering Lecture Notes
Lecture notes on engineering and mechanics taken by Joseph T. Baily, a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) in 1870.
John W. Barnett Broadside
Broadside providing instructions for a leaf tobacco-curing process, patented by John W. Barnett of Big Spring (Montgomery County), Virginia, in 1879.
John V. Becker Papers
Papers include correspondence, notes, memoranda and other materials related to NACA and NASA programs with which Becker was associated, including the X-1, X-15, X-20 (or Dyna-Soar) programs; research files for The High-Speed Frontier; transcripts of oral history interviews; and copies of publications and lectures by Becker, created between 1936 and 1980.