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List of the papers and correspondence of DENNIS GABOR FRS 1900 - 1979
Catalogue reference: D. GABOR1
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This record is about the List of the papers and correspondence of DENNIS GABOR FRS 1900 - 1979 dating from 1904-1985.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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D. GABOR1
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Title (The name of the record)
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List of the papers and correspondence of DENNIS GABOR FRS 1900 - 1979
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Date (When the record was created)
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1904-1985
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Description (What the record is about)
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A Biographical material
B Early papers, family correspondence
C Diplomas
D Photographs
E Scientific papers and books
F Patents, research contracts
G Imperial College
H Nobel prize
K S R Milner
L C B S Laboratories
M General correspondence
N Publications
P Tapes, slides
R Miscellaneous
Unless otherwise stated the material described is in English.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The papers were arranged in bundles in a cabinet specially designed by Professor Gabor (the drawing for this is in EB 12/6) and in filing cabinets. The arrangement of the papers has been adhered to as far as possible, and the original file or folder title given as the first sentence in each description. The general correspondence was arranged according to the language of the correspondent, French, German or Hungarian: these have been put in one sequence.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Imperial College Archives and Corporate Records Unit
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Gabor, Dennis, 1900 - 1979, Physicist</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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There are forty boxes and ancillary material.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Many of the professor's notes are typewritten, as is his outgoing correspondence.
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Professor Denis Gabor's papers were transferred from his former office in the Imperial College Electrical Engineering Department to the archives in the Summer of 1979, with the permission of the late Mrs Marjorie Gabor.
Subsequently Mr Andre Gabor added a number of family photographs and other items, and further material was transferred from the Department. Some administration files from the archives have also been added.
Mr David Kitchen, Mrs M Gabor's nephew, has contributed Nobel prize memorabilia.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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OUTLINE OF THE LIFE OF DENNIS GABOR
Born 5 June 1900, in Hungary
15 March 1918 Called up for military service
1918 Attended Technical University, Budapest, for four year course in Mechanical Engineering
1921-24 Attended course in Electrical Engineering Department, Technische Hochschule, Berlin
1924 Awarded Diplom-Arbeit
1927 Awarded Doctorate. Employed at Siemens and Halske, Siemenstadt
1934 Went to England and employed by the British Thomson Houston Company (BTH) Rugby
8 August 1936 Married Marjorie Butler
December 1938 Visit of Andre Gabor to England: persuaded by D G to become permanent resident
1939 Registered as Alien with special qualification
1942 Death of father in Hungary
1948 Appointed Reader in Electron Physics, Imperial College
1956 Elected FRS
1958 Appointed to personal Chair of Applied Electron Physics, Imperial College
1967 Retirement from Chair. Appointed Research Fellow and Professor Emeritus
December 1971 Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
Died 9 February 1979
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Record URL
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List of the papers and correspondence of DENNIS GABOR FRS 1900 - 1979