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Marvin Camras, ca. 1950
Year:
1947 to 1953
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Photograph of Chicago native and Illinois tech alumnus Marvin Camras, who created an innovative magnetic recording head during his undergraduate years that improved sound quality by impressing a recording symmetrically on a wire by the gap of air between the wire and the head. His research led to developments that underlie many modern recording and communication techniques. Photographer unknown.… more
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Marvin Camras, ca. 1950s
Year:
1950 to 1959
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Description
Photograph of Chicago native and Illinois tech alumnus Marvin Camras, who created an innovative magnetic recording head during his undergraduate years that improved sound quality by impressing a recording symmetrically on a wire by the gap of air between the wire and the head. His research led to developments that underlie many modern recording and communication techniques. Photographer unknown.… more
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Marvin Camras, ca. 1990
Year:
1990 to 1995
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DeGrane, Lloyd, 1948-
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Photograph of Chicago native and Illinois tech alumnus Marvin Camras, who created an innovative magnetic recording head during his undergraduate years that improved sound quality by impressing a recording symmetrically on a wire by the gap of air between the wire and the head. His research led to developments that underlie many modern recording and communication techniques. Date of photograph is… more
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Assistant Librarian Carolyn Leroy in the Armour Research Foundation Library, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1947-1949
Year:
1947 to 1949
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From the caption in ARF News: "Assistant Librarian Carolyn Leroy selects pamphlet from file." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. more
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Padlock research, Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950s
Year:
1950 to 1959
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From the attached caption: "Wearing out the tumblers in padlocks is part of an investigation undertaken at Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology to improve the service of combination-type padlock parts. David Horwitz, associate research engineer, works on wheel that subjects tumblers to repeated rotations which can be translated into years of actual service. William… more
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Leonard Reiffel performing an experiment using Armour Research Foundation's nuclear reactor, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1956
Year:
1956
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Photograph of Leonard Reiffel conducting an experiment using Armour Research Foundation's nuclear reactor, the first privately-owned nuclear reactor in the world, located in the ARF Physics and Electrical Engineering Research Building. From the attached caption: "Slave manipulator ion the 'hot' cell of new nuclear reactor at Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of… more
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William Davidson at Illinois Institute of Technology Computing Center, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950s
Year:
1950 to 1959
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From the attached press release: "Performing an analog computation in Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology's Computer Center is William A. Davidson, associate electrical engineer." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. more
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Engineering economics study group, Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1951-1957
Year:
1951 to 1957
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Description
From the attached caption: "Engineering economics study group at Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, considers a problem in the profitability of new production facilities. Clockwise are Raymond A. Erickson, supervisor of engineering economics, Harvey E. Glaess, associate chemist, John D. Keane, assistant supervisor of chemical engineering, and Richard H.… more
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Armour Research Foundation mechanism and dynamics research department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950s
Year:
1950 to 1959
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From the attached caption: "Engineers and designers work in the large design area in Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology's mechanism and dynamics research department." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. more
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Seymour Bortz using a hydraulic press, Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, ca. 1950s
Year:
1953 to 1959
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From the attached caption: "Seymour A. Bortz, structural engineer in the ceramics and minerals research department at Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, investigates the flexural strength of a concrete specimen by means of electric strain gages and a hydraulic press." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. more
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