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Summaries of Physical Research in Metallurgy, Solid State Physics, and Ceramics TID-4005(Pt. 1, 5th Ed.) METALLURGY AND CERAMICS SUMMARIES OF PHYSICAL RESEARCH IN METALLURGY, SOLID STATE PHYSICS, AND CERAMICS Edited by Ralph R. Nash July 1959 [TIS Issuance Date] Division of Research, AEC Washington, D. C. 20,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"~""·nt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.:::; *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Vr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~iii::i::lll::l:::~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ """"""" V-160"r-4411!.A!MCI~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r:::ii::::i::::iii~ii: ..O'. UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGYrCOMMISSION Technical Information Service ..................... ::iiu;;ii:::::~:i ;::::::iif ·· · UNITEDSTATESATOMC ENERGY COMMISSION~~~~~~~~~~~~~ieiiijjjiiisliilii:iiilii ·· I TechnicalService~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~···,r::,·.Information UNITED STATES .ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Technical Information Service LEGAL NOTICE the United This report was prepared as an account of Government sponsored work. Neither States, nor the Commission, nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission: to the accu- A. Makes any warranty or representation, expressed or implied, with respect or that the use racy, completeness, or usefulness of the information contained in this report, may not infringe of any Information, apparatus, method, or process disclosed in this report privately owned rights; or from the B. Assumes any liabilities with respect to the use of, or for damages resulting use of any information, apparatus, method, or process disclosed in this report. any em- As used in the above, "person acting on behalf of the Commission" includes the extent that ployee or contractor of the Commission, or employee of such contractor, to prepares, such employee or contractor of the Commission, or employee of such contractor or contract disseminates, or provides access to, any information pursuant to his employment with the Commission, or his employment with such contractor. This report has been reproduced directly from the best available copy. Printed in USA. Price $2.75. Available from the Office of Technical Services, Department of Commerce, Washington 25, D. C. ,.. AEC Technical Information Service Extension Oak Ridge. Tennesee C0 4 UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Post Office Box 62, Oak Ridge, Tennessee TMsRLM October 30, 1959 MEMDRANDUM TOt Recipients of TID-4005 (Pt. 1, 5th Edition) FROM s Robert L. Shannon, Chief Technical Information Service Extension SUBJECT : CORRECTED INDEXES FOR TID-4005 (PT. 1, 5TH EDITION) SUMMARIES OF PHYSICAL RESEARCH IN METALLURGY, SOLID STATE PHYSICS, AND CERAMICS The July, 1959 issuance of the subject publication contained a "Contractor Index" and a "Subject index" with section rather than page references for the individual entries. This memorandum transmits new versions of the indexes, using page references, which are intended to be inserted in those copies of TID-4005 (Pt. 1, 5th Edition) which were originally distributed. Enclosure: Corrected Indexes TID-4005 (Pt. 1, 5th Ed.) CONTRACTOR INDEX Ames Laboratory, Iowa State College, G. Burnet, O. N. Carlson, P. Chiotti, A. H. Daane, R. W. Fisher, W. Larsen, R. E. McCarley, G. Murphy, E. Olson, D. T. Peterson, J. Powell, R. E. Rundle, J. F. Smith, M. Smutz, F. H. Spedding, A. F. Voigt, D. Wilder, and H. A. Wilhelm, I-A,-5 R. G. Barnes, G. C. Danielson, R. H. Good, D. E. Hudson, L. D. Jennings, J. M. Keller, S. Legvold, R. E. Rundle, F. H. Spedding, and C. A. Swenson, II-A, -61 Anderson Physical Laboratory, Scott Anderson, I-A,-8 Argonne National Laboratory, L. Lloyd, E. S. Fisher, S. J. Rothman, M. Mueller, and W. Yaio, I-A,-9 A. E. Dwight, S. T. Zegler, J. Darby, and M. V. Nevitt, I-A,-ll L. Kelman, B. Blumenthal, C. Biver, and E. Benson, I-A,-12 M. Volpe and P. Stablein. I-C,-37 J. E. Draley, W. E. Ruther, S. Mori, R. D. Misch, and F. E. DeBoer, I-D,-45 S. S. Sidhu, M. B. Nevitt, M. Mueller, A. Dwight, and L. Heaton, II-E,-131 S. H. Paine, F. Taraba, A. D. Fischer, B. A. Loomis, and K. Myles, III-C,-189 Arkansas, University of, P. C. Sharrah and R. F. Kruh, II-C,-113 Armour Research Foundation, D. J. McPherson, I-A-13 L. E. Tanner and D. W. Levinson, I-A,-14 Atomics International, A Division of North American Aviation, Inc., G. W. Lehman, T. G. Berlincourt, R. R. Hake, and F. J. Hon, II-A, -66 W. G. Bramer and C. J. Meechan, II-A,-67 A. Sosin and J. A. Brinkman, III-A,-151 Battelle Memorial Institute, A. A. Bauer, I-A,-15 F. Holden, I-A,-16 A. Tripler and A. Austin, I-B,-31 W. M. Albrecht, I-E,-53 H. H. Krause, Jr., I-E,-54 Bausch and Lomb Optical Company, N. J. Kreidl, III-B-177 195 Brookhaven National Laboratory, Associated Universities, Inc., D. H. Gurinsky, J. R. Weeks, J. S. Bryner, W. B. Brodsky, and R. A. Meyer, I-A,-17 G. J. Dienes, B. C. Frazer, M. Kay, T. Mitsui, R. Nathans, G. H. Vineyard, W. Whittemore, R. Pepinsky, II-A,-68 G. J. Dienes, G. H. Vineyard, A. Damask, L. Porter, D. Keating, P. W. Levy, A. Goland, D. Rosenblatt, R. Hatcher, and J. Gibson, III-A,-152 Brown University, P. J. Bray, III-A,-158 Rohn Truell, III-A,-157 P. J. Bray and A. O. Williams, Jr., III-A,-159 California Institute of Technology, Pol Duwez, II-A,-71 California, University of, J. Washburn, II-A,-72 R. R. Hultgren, II-B,-95 Allan W. Searcy, II-B,-96 Earl R. Parker, II-E,-132 J. A. Pask, II-F,-143 Canisius College, Herman A. Szymanski, III-B,-178 Carnegie Institute of Technology, G. Derge, I-E,-55 F. N. Rhines, II-E,-133 C. L. McCabe, II-B,-97 R. Smoluchovski, III-A,-160 Case Institute of Technology, Robert F. Hehemann, I-A,-19 W. M. Baldwin, Jr., I-D,-4 6 Charles S. Smith, II-A,-73 Chicago, University of, Earl A. Long, II-A,-74 Colorado, University of, William F. Love, II-A,-75 Columbia University, George L. Kehl, I-A,-21 Connecticut, University of, Otis R. Gilliam, III-C -190 Cornell University, C. W. Spencer, II-D,-123 Robert H. Silsbee, III-A,-162 196 Florida, University of, Mary Louise Brey, I-D,-47 Flow Corporation, Richard E. Davis, I-B,-32 . (The) Franklin Institute Laboratories for Research and Development, R. L. Smith, II-B,-98 H. G. F. Wilsdorf and I. S. Greenfield, III-A,-163 General Dynamics Corporation, Massoud T. Sinmad, III-C,-191 Georgia Institute of Technology, Willis E. Moody, Jr., II-F,-144 Georgia, University of, William C. Sears, III-B, -179 Hanford Atomics Products Operation, General Electric Company, J. J. Cadwell and J. M. Tobin, III-B,-180 Harvard University, B. Chalmers, II-D,-124 Illinois Institute of Technology, Leonard L. Grossveiner, III-B,-181 Illinois, University of, G. M. Sinclair and C. A. Wert, I-A,-22 J. C. Wheatley and R. I. Hu3sizer, II-A,-76 T. A. Read and D. S. Lieberman, II-A,-77 Paul A. Beck, II-A,-78 Frederick Seitz and David Lazarus, II-B,-99 F. Seitz and J. S. Koehler, III-A,-164 Johns Hopkins University, J. A. Bearden, II-A,-79 Maryland, University of, Homer W. Schamp, Jr., II-A,-80 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John T. Norton and Robert B. Ogilvie, I-A,-23 David A. Stevenson and John Wulff, I-D,-48 M. B. Bever, B. L. Averbach and M. Cohen, II-A,-81 B. L. Averbach and M. Cohen, II-B,-100 John F. Elliott, II-B,-101 Thomas B. King, II-C,-114 W. A. Backofen and R. L. Fleischer, II-E,-134 Nicholas J. Grant, II-E,-135 197 W. D. Kingery and F. H. Norton, II-F, -145 B. E. Warren, III-A,-165 Materials Research Corporation, Josef Intrater and Sheldon Weinig, II-F,-146 Michigan State University, D. J. Montgomery, II-A,-83 Michigan, University of, David V. Ragone and Edward E. Hucke, II-B,-102 Minnesota, University of, Morris E. Nicholson, II-A,-84 C. C. Hsiao, III-B,-182 Missouri, University of, M. E. Straumanis and W. J. James, I-D,-49 National Bureau of Standards, L. L. Wyman and J. J. Park, I-A,-24 F. P. Knudson, S. Spinner and L. E. Mong, I-C,-38 E. J. Prosen, III-C,-192 National Carbon Company, R. D. Westbrook, R. L. Cumerow, E. Brazis, and R. M. Broudy, I-B,-33 Nebraska, University of, Edgar A. Pearlstein, III-B,-183 New York University, B. R. Sundheim, I-E, -56 Kurt L. Komarek, I-E,-57 North Carolina, University of, Lawrence M. Slifkin, II-B,-103 Northwestern University, John W. Kauffman, III-A,-166 Nuclear Metals, Inc., S. H. Gelles, II-E,-136 E. J. Rapperport, II-E,-137 E. J. Rapperport, II-E,-138 W. L. Lees, III-C,-193 A. Boltax, III-C,-194 Ohio State University, C. H. Shaw and E. R. Jossom, II-A,-85 Oklahoma, University of, W. R. Upthegrove, II-C, -115 Oregon, University of, Wendell M. Graven, I-D,-50 198 Pennsylvania State University, C. R. Kinney and P. L. Walker, J., I-C,-39 Ray Pepinsky, II-E,-139 John A. Sauer, III-B,-184 Pennsylvania, University of, Doris Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf and Robert Maddin, II-A,-86 R. Maddin, II-B,-104 Nev A. Gokcen and Shiro Fujishiro, II-B, -105 Norman Brown, II-E,-140 Pittsburgh, University of, R. S. Craig, II-A,-87 W. E. Wallace, II-B,-106 Purdue University, Richard E. Grace, II-C,-116 H. M. James, III-A,167 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, A. A. Burr, D. J. Lam and L. Ianniello, II-A,-88 H. B. Huntington, II-B,-107 E. Brown, III-A,-168 Rutgers University, J. J. Slade, Jr. and S. Weissman, III-A,-169 Stanford Research Institute, Frank A.
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