Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of HEINZ LONDON, OM FRS (1907-1970)

Dr. London's scientific work and conference papers comprise the bulk of the collection; they include notebooks dealing with his work on the 'Tube Alloy' project during the Second World War (Items 23 - 26). Those laboratory notebooks and working papers which are not identifiable by date and/or title have been listed as 'Miscellaneous' (Items 49 - 55).

Many of Dr. London's notes made while he was working at Bristol are written on the back of students' examination scripts.

Many of the earlier working papers, and much of the correspondence, are in German; an indication of this is given in the handlist.

Because of the close relationship which existed between Dr. London and his elder brother, all material and offprints relating to Fritz London and his work have been retained in the collection.

I. Biographical 1 - 7

II. Laboratory notebooks 8 - 42

III. Working papers 43 - 62

IV. Lecture 63

V. Publications 64 - 71

VI. Conference papers 72 - 91

VII. Correspondence 92 - 106

VIII. Offprints 107 - 108

Compiled by Jeannine Alton and Harriot Weiskittel

The papers were received from Mrs. Lucie London, whose short explanatory notes are attached to many of the items. Abstracts and proceedings of conferences on low-temperature physics were accepted by the Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford.

1907 Born in Bonn, Germany

1926 - 27 University of Bonn

1927 - 29 Technische Hochschule, Berlin

1929 - 31 University of Munich

1931 - 34 University of Breslau, D.Phil.

1934 - 36 Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford

1936 - 41 Research grant, H.H. Wills Physical Laboratory, Bristol

1939 Marriage to Gertrude Rosenthal (marriage dissolved)

1940 Internment in Isle of Man

1942 Naturalisation

1942 - 46 Work on 'Tube Alloys'

1942 - 43 Imperial Chemical Industries, Birmingham

1943 Birmingham University; Imperial College, London

1943 - 44 Ministry of Supply, Flintshire

1944 - 46 Nuffield Laboratory, Birmingham University

1946 Marriage to Lucie Meissner

1946 - 70 Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell: Principal Scientific Officer,1946; Senior Principal Scientific Officer, 1950; Deputy Chief Scientist, 1958

1959 Awarded first Simon Memorial Prize of the Physical Society's Low Temperature Group

1961 Election to Royal Society