Science and Technology
Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:
William Logan Threlkeld Papers
This collection contains the papers of William Logan Threlkeld, professor of zoology and biology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1929-1958), including biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, research files, and printed materials.
John W. Townsend, Jr., Papers
Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers
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Clarence Trent Papers
The collection comprises the papers of Clarence E. Trent, having to do with his involvement in American Society of Mechanical Enginners, the Lutheran Campus Ministry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), and his engineering education.
"Twenty-Five Years of FORTRAN" (Exhibit, 1957-1982) International Business Machines Corporation Collection
Pioneer Day was celebrated on June 9, 1982, at the National Computer Conference in honor of the 25th anniversary of the delivery of the first FORTRAN compiler. As part of the celebration IBM created and displayed this exhibit. Materials include photographs of FORTRAN pioneers, facsimiles of documents, textual analysis, flow charts, memorabilia, FORTRAN manuals and other publications, and a twelve-minute videotape on the history of FORTRAN.
Grover W. Underhill Papers
The collection consists of a text from radio talk titled "The Insect Menace to Log Cabins and Rustic Woodwork," given by entomologist Grover W. Underhill in 1935.
Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company Photographs
Photograph album contains 202 images from the Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company factory in Berlin, Germany, showing factory interior and exterior views, a cable car, and various company products, including meters and generators.
Ventilating Rocking Churn Patent,
The collection contains a handwritten copy of 1848 patent for a ventilating rocking butter churn.
Vine and Ashmead Patent
This collection contains a patent awarded to William Vine and James H. Ashmead for "machines beating gold".