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The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Physics contain announcements, brochures, correspondence, departmental goals, list of faculty members, minutes, newsletters, programs, reports, and test books. The records document the academic and administrative activities of the department from 1916 to 2008.
The Department of Physics at North Carolina State University dates back to the early years of the twentieth century. It was one of the original departments in the School (later College) of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, which was established in 1960. Physics had previously been under the School of Engineering. The department played an important role in the development of the nuclear reactor at NC State.
The Department of Physics at North Carolina State University dates back to the early years of the twentieth century. It was one of the original departments in the School (later College) of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, which was established in 1960. Physics had previously been under the School of Engineering. The department played an important role in the development of the nuclear reactor at NC State. In 2013 the Department of Physics became part of NC State's new, comprehensive College of Sciences.
The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Physics contain announcements, brochures, correspondence, departmental goals, list of faculty members, minutes, newsletters, programs, reports, and test books. The records document the academic and administrative activities of the Department from 1916 to 2008.
Materials are arranged alphabetically by topic or title.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Department of Physics Records, UA 135.015, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred by North Carolina State University, Department of Physics.
Processed by: Lauren Garbrick and Hermann Trojanowski; Susanne Hutchison, 2009 July; Cate Putirskis, 2009 August; machine-readable finding aid created by: Russell S. Koonts; Katherine M. Wisser; Pat Webber; Finding aid updated to reflect additions to the collection: by Susanne Hutchison, 2009 July; Cate Putirskis, 2009 August; Cathy Dorin-Black, 2011 August; Todd Kosmerick, 2014 Aug.; Gevorg Vardanyan, 2023 July.
This electric guitar was created by William Sidney Wilson, a Yanceyville native who was an electrical engineering student at NC State College. It won first prize in the Engineering Fair.
This electric guitar is a Hawaiian model created by William Sidney Wilson, a Yanceyville native who was an electrical engineering student at NC State College.
This article by L.A. Jackson describes the historical significance of this electric guitar.
This is the official website of the Department of Physics at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly since July 2016. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to March 2000.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Department of Physics Records, UA 135.015, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
North Carolina State University owns copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.