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Collapse PB - Papers of Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett

PB - Papers of Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett

Expand 1 - Biographical and Personal

1 - Biographical and Personal

Expand 2 - Particle Disintegration, Cosmic Rays, Astrophysics

2 - Particle Disintegration, Cosmic Rays, Astrophysics

Expand 3 - Magnetism

Collapse 4 - Second World War and Government Committees

4 - Second World War and Government Committees

Expand 1 - Correspondence and Papers

1 - Correspondence and Papers

Expand 2 - Work on Photo-Electric and Proximity Fuzes.

2 - Work on Photo-Electric and Proximity Fuzes.

Expand 3 - The Mark XIV Bombsight

3 - The Mark XIV Bombsight

Expand 4 - Papers on Bombing Policy

4 - Papers on Bombing Policy

Expand 5 - Papers on Convoy Size and Anti U-Boat Campaign

5 - Papers on Convoy Size and Anti U-Boat Campaign

Expand 6 - Other Wartime Papers

6 - Other Wartime Papers

Expand 7 - Operational Research (O.R.)

7 - Operational Research (O.R.)

Expand 8 - Correspondence - 1942 Only

8 - Correspondence - 1942 Only

Expand 9 - Chiefs of Staff Sub-Committee On Future Weapons

9 - Chiefs of Staff Sub-Committee On Future Weapons

Collapse 10 - Joint Technical Warfare Committee

10 - Joint Technical Warfare Committee

1 - Invitation from Sir Leslie Hollis to 'participate' in discussions to revise the report of Tizard Committee on weapons of war

2 - Papers on 'Questions of physical fact', re atomic bombs

3 - 'Implications of atomic power'

4 - 'Effects of the Atomic Bomb on warfare'

5 - 'Future of Atomic Energy'

6 - 'Effect of atomic bomb on the defensive strength of the USSR in the next few years'

7 - 'Atomic Energy. An immediate policy for Great Britain'

8 - 2 letters of comment on the draft of Blackett's paper 'Atomic Energy. An immediate policy for Great Britain'

Expand 9 - Manuscript notes and drafts by Blackett on atomic power

9 - Manuscript notes and drafts by Blackett on atomic power

10 - Notes and queries by Blackett, some headed TWC (46), and ACAE (Anderson Committee)

11 - Notes and drafts for papers, many fragmentary.

12 - Letter from Sir Philip Joubert requesting advice and comment on his paper on a 'counter to the atomic rocket' (the paper is not included)

13 - Incomplete note that 'Chadwick is to discuss further with Bush [Dr Vancouver Bush] and Groves [General LR Groves] the general principles on which proposed scientific statement is to be based'

Collapse 14 - Documents relating to Blackett's paper on policy on international control of atomic energy

14 - Documents relating to Blackett's paper on policy on international control of atomic energy

Expand 1 - Correspondence with HM Government re paper on international control of atomic energy

1 - Correspondence with HM Government re paper on international control of atomic energy

2 - Correspondence with Nevill F Mott deprecating Blackett's views against international control of atomic energy as 'absolutely disastrous'

3 - Correspondence with Air Marshal Tedder on same subject, with continuation of argument in later 6pp addendum by Blackett

Expand 4 - Texts of the paper 'On the Formulation of British Policy in regard to Atomic Energy'

4 - Texts of the paper 'On the Formulation of British Policy in regard to Atomic Energy'

15 - Later correspondence on atomic energy and Blackett's writing from Richard Goold-Adams

16 - Later correspondence on atomic energy and Blackett's writing from Robert Neild

17 - Correspondence with Margaret Gowing re her history of atomic energy and Blackett's papers, reproduced or referred to therein

Expand 11 - Advisory Committee On Atomic Energy (ACAE)

11 - Advisory Committee On Atomic Energy (ACAE)

Expand 12 - Harwell Power Committee

12 - Harwell Power Committee

Expand 13 - RAF Aircraft Research Committee

13 - RAF Aircraft Research Committee

Expand 14 - Guided Weapons Advisory Committee

14 - Guided Weapons Advisory Committee

Expand 5 - Political Activities

5 - Political Activities

Expand 6 - Science-Related Interests

6 - Science-Related Interests

Expand 7 - Overseas Activities

7 - Overseas Activities

Expand 8 - Lectures, Publications, Addresses, Broadcasts

8 - Lectures, Publications, Addresses, Broadcasts

Expand 9 - Correspondence

9 - Correspondence

10 - Appointment diaries

Expand 11 - Correspondence with Professor Nishina

11 - Correspondence with Professor Nishina

Expand 12 - Newscuttings

12 - Newscuttings

Campi Phlegraei

Campi Phlegraei

Tweets by theRCN

Papers of Robert Boyle

Papers of Robert Boyle

Early Letters

Classified Papers

Classified Papers

Papers of Elsie Widdowson and Robert McCance

Papers of Elsie Widdowson and Robert McCance

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