Box 4
Container
Contains 104 Collections and/or Records:
Hawkins, Thomas [Historian of mathematics; he was being considered for a position in the UMCP Mathematics Department in 1971, but they did not appoint him. ] -- NOTE: On SGB's article "Foundations of Mathematical Statistics 1845-1915", 1968-1972
File — Box: 4, Folder: 52.0
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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Stephen G. Brush papers
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Correspondence and Papers (By Author)
Hayles, N. Katherine [Professor of English at University of Iowa, specializing in the relations between science and literature.] -- NOTE: Letters on NKH's book chapter dealing with Maxwell's demon; SGB's comments on her papers., 1989
File — Box: 4, Folder: 53.0
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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Stephen G. Brush papers
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Correspondence and Papers (By Author)
[Herapath, John] ? [Herapath, William] [(1790-1868) Physicist and railway journalist; an early advocate of the kinetic theory of gases, discussed in SGB's first paper on history of science and in SGB's book The Kind of Motion We Call Heat. ***THE CORRESPONDENCE APPEARS TO BE FROM WILLIAM HERAPATH, A CHEMIST, NOT John Herapath] -- NOTE: Photocopy of letters by William Herapath, 1836-1838 to Professor Hare of Philadelphia. Letters on gas theory, Hare's deflagrator; electrical generation of insect life. Received from Arnold Thackray. -- See Thackray's 14 July 1970 letter to SGB under Thackray, Arnold. , [1836-1838]
File — Box: 4, Folder: 54.0
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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Stephen G. Brush papers
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Correspondence and Papers (By Author)
Herbert, Sandra [Historian of science at UMBC, specializing in Darwin.] -- NOTE: Letters and emails on various topics involving Darwin, incl. use of term "evolution," Earth's structure, nebular hypothesis, D's geological views vs Lyell's. Also, plate tectonics as Kuhnian revolution; books on change from mechanist to indeterminist worldview. Invitation to reception in honor of Herbert., 1976-2000
File — Box: 4, Folder: 55.0
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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Stephen G. Brush papers
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Correspondence and Papers (By Author)