Philip hauge abelson biography definition
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Abelson, Prince H(auge) 1913-2004
OBITUARY NOTICE—
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Archives West Finding Aid
Subseries 1.1: Publications and speeches, 1937-1984
Publications
1937-1940
1946-1950
1952-1953
1954-1955
1956-1957
1958-1959
1960-1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968 (including unpublished item: "Keynote Address: The Future of Science and Its Effects on Society")
1969
1970 (including unpublished item: "Toward a More Livable Environment," address presented upon receipt of the third Mellon Institute Award, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1970 April 10)
1971
1972 (including unpublished item: "Science in the Seventies," address delivered at Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., 1972 May 4)
1973 (including unpublished item;"The Emerging Energy Crisis," address delivered at Dickinson College Joseph Priestley Celebration, Carlisle, PA, 1973 March 9)
1974
Publications
Speeches, including unpublished items: "William Walden Rubey," remarks at the Memorial Service held at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., 1974 April 27; also "Energ
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Guide to the Philip Hauge Abelson Papers 1937-1989
Cage 741
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Abelson, Philip Hauge
- Title
- Philip Hauge Abelson Papers
- ID
- Cage 741
- Date [inclusive]
- 1937-1989
- Date [bulk]
- 1962-1984
- Extent
- 2 Linear Feet of Shelf Space, 4 boxes
- Language
- Collection materials are in
- Abstract
- The Philip H. Abelson papers offer a glimpse into the long and distinguished career of a research scientist and scientific editor. This collection includes publications by Abelson (some reprints and reproductions), notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches, and an interview transcript.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Philip Hauge Abelson papers, 1937-1989
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
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Biography/History
Philip Hauge Abelson (1913-2004) was born in Tacoma, WA, to Ellen and Olaf Abelson. Both Ellen and Olaf had attended Washington State College, where Philip Abelson earned his bachelor's (chemistry) and master's (physics) degrees, and also met his wife Neva Martin, a fellow chemistry student. They married in 1936, while Abelson was completing his do