The Papers of J. Hartley Bowen Jr.

Collection

Identifier: 91-02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

For a more detailed inventory, please view this record in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1073085~S6

The principal topics dealt with in this collection are the disposal of nuclear waste, emergency decontamination procedures for ships at sea and the development of a nuclear-powered seaplane.

Dates

Creation: 1938-1981
Creation: Majority of material found within 1945-1955

Creator

Bowen, J. Hartley (Joseph Hartley), Jr. (1914-) (Person)

Language of Materials

Text in English.

Biographical sketch

J. Hartley Bowen Jr. was born in New Jersey in 1914. He graduated from Drexel University in 1938, and was employed as a Supervisory Chemist in the Aeronautical Materials Laboratory. He remained with the Naval Laboratory in its subsequent moves to Johnsville, then Warminster, PA.

Extent

.88 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

This is a small collection of primary and secondary source materials detailing work done at the Naval Air Experimental Station in Philadelphia and later in Johnsville, PA during World War II and the Cold War period. Much it concerns the uses of atomic power and the effects of atomic fallout.

Arrangement

Organized into six series. I. Aeronautical Materials Laboratory (AML) Reports; II. Operation Crossroads Target Aircraft; III. Operation Wash Down; IV. Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion; V. A.M.L. Move; VI. Preservation of Aircraft, Engines and Parts.