Robert H. Dicke Papers

(C0886)

A Brief Guide

Manuscripts Division
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Princeton University Library
2001

Biographical Sketch
Box/Folder Listing

Biographical Sketch

Obituary Notice (from the New York Times, March 5, 1997):
Surname is pronounced Dick-ee; born May 6, 1916, in St. Louis, MO; died of complications from Parkinson's disease, March 4, 1997, in Princeton, NJ. Physicist, educator, and author. Highly respected for his contributions to the study of physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, Dicke was an early believer in the Big Bang theory of the creation of the universe and postulated that an echo of that event could still be detected through radio waves. However, before he could confirm his theory, the echo was verified by two other scientists working in a related area, and Dicke was excluded--unfairly in the view of some commentators-- from sharing in the Nobel Prize that they were awarded in 1978 as a result of the finding. A longtime professor at Princeton University, Dicke conducted numerous experiments in gravity and in his unsuccessful challenge of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. Dicke held approximately fifty patents for his discoveries, many of them pertaining to the development of radar. He was named the Albert Einstein University Professor of Science at Princeton University in 1975, becoming emeritus in 1984. His books include An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (1960), The Theoretical Significance of Experimental Relativity (1964), and Gravitation and the Universe (1970).

Box/Folder Listing

Arrangement: Material has been foldered and boxed as it was maintained by Dr. Dicke.

Correspondence

Box/Folder

1 1 1939-1945

2 1946

3 1947-1948

4 1949-1950

5 1951-1952

6 1953

7 1954-1955

8 1956

9 1957

10 1958

2 1 1959

2 1960

3 1961

4 1962

3 1 January-May 1963

2 June-December 1963

3 1964

4 January-May 1965

4 1 June-August 1965

2 September-December 1965

3 January-May 1966

4 June-December 1966

5 January-March 1967

5 1 April-December 1967

2 January-June 1968

3 July-December 1968

6 1 January-June 1969

2 July-December 1969

3 January-June 1970

7 1 July-December 1970

2 1971

3 1972

4 1973

8 1 1974

2 1975

3 1976

4 1977

9 1 1978

2 1979

3 1980

4 1981

5 1982

10 1 A

2-7 B

8-9 C

11 1-2 C

3-5 D

6-8 E

9-11 F

12 1-3 G

4-8 H

9 I

13 1 J

2-3 K

4-6 L

7-11 M

14 1 N

2 O

3-4 P

5 R

6-7 S

15 1-3 S

4 T

5 U

6 V

7-8 W

9 X-Y-Z

Subject Files

16 1 Aeronautics and Astronautics Talk - Jan.22

2 Air Force Proposal: RHD/JRK 1983

3 Alabama Lecture June 12

4 American Academy of Arts and Sciences

5 American Journal of Physics Paper - March 1963

6 American Physical Society - Washington - April 22-25,1974

7 American Physical Society - Washington 1976. Demographic Trends and Basic Research

8 American Physical Society - Washington 1976. Fundamental Constants.(N.B.S. 75^th Anniversary)

9 American Physical Society - 1978

10 American Philosophical Society

11 Angular Momentum Operators

12 Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics

"Internal Rotation of the Sun"

13 Astronautics - International Committee (Ginzburg)

14 International Conference on Atomic Physics June 3 (conf. June 3-7)

15 Atomic Physics Conference Paper: Variability of

Atomic Constants June 3, 1968

16 Astrophysics - Texas Symposium Jan. 1967

17 Atomes: Article

18 Austin Conference 1964

19 Battelle

20 BBC - 1986

21 Bell Labs Talk March 19, 1964/also 1965

22 Berkeley Visit

17 1 California Institute of Technology Talks - 1975

2 California Institute of Technology: Colloquium February 15, 1967

3 California Institute of Technology: Radio Astronomy Advisory Committee 1975

4 California Institute of Technology: Radio Astronomy

Advisory Committee. Boulder Colorado Talk: Aug. 14 - 16,1962

5 California Institute of Technology: Radio Astronomy Advisory Committee. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Paper

6 Cambridge Conference 1974

7 Cambridge University: Scott Lectures. Cambridge, England 1977

8 Cambridge University: Scott Lectures November, 1977 - Lecture 2

9 Canada Talk

10 Carnegie Institute of Technology: Talk. April 30, 1962

11 Case Institute of Technology. Cleveland - Nov. 12, 1964

12 Cerenkov Radiation: Book Review

13 Chicago Colloquium. November 19, 1964

14 Citations. Medals, etc.

15 Coherence Article: Dictionary of Physics

16 Columbia University

17 Colloquium Committee. 1982 - 1983

18 Comments on Astrophysics

19 Cornell Ex. May 15, 1968

20 Cornell University: Talk. May 1, 1967

21 Corner Reflector Paper

22 Dallas Conference. Dec. 1968

23 Dallas Conference on Collapsing Stars. December 18 - 20, 1963

24 Dating the Galaxy Paper. 1962

25 Delaware University of: Talk. May 2, 1963

26 Dicke Student Experiments

27 Doppler Effect: Collision Reduction

28 Drawings (1)

29 Drawings (2)

30 The Earth & Cosmology. Science May, 1962

31 Earth Expansion

32 Earth: Moon System Article

33 Earth's Rotation (Gillespie)

34 Eclipse Expedition

35 Editorial Advisory Board. Scientific Instruments and Methods. 1988

36 Elementary Particles Committee

18 1 Einstein Professor

2 Electron G Factor Experiment

3 Eötvös Experiment. Results as of November 1961

4 Eötvös Case Inst. 4-24-87

5 Eötvös Experiment. Gravitational Red Shift

6 Eötvös Experiment Paper

7 Eötvös Paper: Proofs and Manuscript

8 Equivalence Principle. Large Masses

9 Fine Structure Constant: Time Variation

10 Fullbright Screening Committee. Oct. 7

11 Fullerton: Birth and Death of Universe

12 Fullerton: Gravity, Space and the Universe. Dec. 7, 1976

13 Fullerton: Solar Oblateness

14 University of California. Dec. 5-12, 1976

15 Goddard Talk. April 1, 1966

16 Gordon and Breach

17 Gravitation Experiments

18 Gravitation Monographs

19 Gravity Problems

20 Hamilton, Donald: Obituary

21 Hamilton Lecture 1986

22 Les Houches

23 Les Houches: Gravitation Seminar

24 Les Houches Lecture Notes: Gordon & Breach

25 ICSU: Article

26 IDA

27 IDA: Consulting

28 Illinois: Coherent Emission Light Source. May 26 - 27, 1967

29 Irvine: Dec. 6 - 10, 1976

30 Jayne Lectures: Feb. 1969

31 Jupiter's Interior

32 Kitt Peak Talk. Feb. 22, 1964

33 J. R. Kuhn

34 Laser

35 Laser: Directory

36 Laser Light Ranging. 1963

37 Laser: Patents. Origins and History

38 Lee - Yang Field: Paper

39 Lens: Thinning

40 Light Deflection

41 Long Range Scalar Interaction

42 Lunar Acceleration

19 1 Lunar Acceleration: Graphs and Data

2 Lunar Acceleration: Programs

3 Lure Team

4 Lure Team: Nordvedt Effect. Dec. 1974

5 Lure Team: Paul Muller

6 Mach's Principle and Invariance: Paper

7 Marshall Space Flight Orbits

8 McGill Talks

9 Michelson: Morely Award. April 1987

10 Millimeter Wave Symposium: Talk 1957

11 Minneapolis: Talk. April 6, 1966

12 Moon Picture

13 Mount Holyoke College: Luce Lecture. April 5, 1978. Cornell: Bethe Lectures. Nov.13, 1978. Loyola University. New Orleans. October 16, 1978

14 Mt. Wilson, CA July 18-21, 1983

15 NASA 1963 - 1964

16 NASA: Advisory Committee. 1963

17 NASA: Advisory Committee. 1964

18 NASA: Advisory Committee. 1965

20 1 NASA: Advisory Committee. Miscellaneous

2 NASA: After Dinner Talk. April 27, 1962

3 NASA: Astronomy Panel

4 NASA: Conference. Earth-Moon System

5 NASA: Conference. X-Ray Sources. March, 1964

6 NASA: Corner Reflector - 1970

7 NASA: Corner Reflector - 1971

8 NASA: Corner Reflector - 1972. 245-6047 (NGR 31-001-202)

9 NASA: Corner Reflector - 1973. 245-6047 (NGR 31-001-202)

10 NASA: Corner Reflector - 1974. 245-6047 (NGR-31-001-202)

11 NASA: Corner Reflector - 1976. 245-6047 (NGR-31-001-202)

12 NASA: Corner Reflector - 1977. 245-6047

13 NASA: Corner Reflector - 1978, 1979. 245-6047

14 NASA: Correspondence. 1969-1975

15 NASA: Jupiter Conference

16 NASA: Letter to Newell and Mueller. Visit of Harvey Hall - 1966

17 NASA: Lunar Reflector

18 NASA: Lunar Studies. January, 1967

19 NASA: Nucleosynthesis Conference. January 25-26, 1965

20 NASA: Neutron Stars Conference. March 20, 1964

21 NASA: Physics Committee. 1966

22 NASA: Relativity

23 NASA: Shuttle. Solar Oblateness

24 NASA: Solar Physics Panel. Nassau Inn. May 17, 1980

25 NASA: Solar Physics Panel. Chicago, Ill. Oct. 3, 1981

26 NASA: Stellar Evolution Conference. Nov. 13 - 15

27 NASA: Woods Hole. June 20 - 26

28 National Academy of Sciences. Class I Membership Committee Meeting. Jan. 26, 1980

29 National Academy of Sciences. Class I Membership Meeting. January 26-27, 1979

30 National Academy of Sciences: Cosmology Panel - 1986

31 National Academy of Sciences: Secretary, Class I Membership Committee

32 National Academy of Sciences: Security Committee. Washington, D.C. - 4/15 - 4/17, 1982

21 1 New Scientist

2 New York University: Colloquium. October 1, 1981

3 NSF: Ad Hoc Committee on Antarctic. NSB - 1973

4 NSF: Ad Hoc Committee on Small Telescopes. NSB - 1972

5 NSF: Advisory Council

6 NSF: Astronomy - 1969

7 NSF: Astronomy Panel - 1967

8 NSF: Basic Research

9 NSF: Correspondence - 1973

10 NSF: Correspondence - 1974

11 NSF: Correspondence. NSB - 1970

12 NSF: Grant - 1954

13 NSF: Grant - 1961

14 NSF: Grant - 1962

15 NSF: Grant - 1963

16 NSF: Grant - 1964

17 NSF: Grant - 1965

18 NSF: Grant - 1966

19 NSF: Grant - 1967

20 NSF: Grant - 1968

21 NSF: Grant - 1969

22 1 NSF: Grant - 1970

2 NSF: Grant - 1971

3 NSF: Grant - 1972. 245-6062 (GP 30799X)

4 NSF: Grant - 1973. 245-6062 (GP 30799X)

5 NSF: Grant - 1974. 245-6062 (GP 30799X)

6 NSF: Grant. Miscellaneous 1965 - 1971

7 NSF: Long Range Planning Committee. February 17, 1971

8 NSF: On-Line Computer Grant - 1969

9 NSF: On-Line Computer Grant - 1970

10 Nuclear Physics

11 Nuclear Relaxation in Hydrogen

12 Oblateness: Airforce Proposal

13 Oblateness: Mt. Wilson Observatory

14 Oblateness: References

15 Oblateness: Research

16 Observational Foundations of General Relativity

23 1 Office of Naval Research: 1958

2 Office of Naval Research: 1959

3 Office of Naval Research: 1960

4 Office of Naval Research: 1961

5 Office of Naval Research: 1958 - 1961. Miscellaneous Research - Administrative Staff

6 Office of Naval Research: 1962

7 Office of Naval Research: 1963

8 Office of Naval Research: 1964

9 Office of Naval Research: 1965

10 Office of Naval Research: 1966

11 Office of Naval Research: 1967:

12 Office of Naval Research: 1968

13 Office of Naval Research: 1969

24 1 Office of Naval Research: 1970

2 Office of Naval Research: 1971

3 Office of Naval Research:1972. 245-6056 (N00014-67-A-0151-002701)

4 Office of Naval Research: 1973. 245-6056 (N00014-67-A-0151-002701)

5 Office of Naval Research: 1974. 245-6056 (N00014-67-A-0151-002701)

6 Office of Naval Research: Annual Summary Report

7 Office of Naval Research: Final Report. N00014-67-A-0151-0018 November, 1970

8 Office of Naval Research: Security

9 Optical Society of America. San Francisco, Calif. - Nov. 1-5,1978

10 Foundations of Physics. Wolfgang Yourgrav

11 Physics Today Article

12 Physik in unserer Zeit. Dr. Fricke

13 Pittsburgh Colloquium. March 13, 1967

14 President's Report: 1962

15 President's Report: 1963-1964

16 President's Report: 1964-1965

17 Princeton Astronomers Talk. Sept. 14, 1982

18 Princeton Colloquium. March 5, 1964

19 Princeton Relativity Seminar. November 18, 1975

20 Princeton Relativity Seminar. Oblateness & Brightness: Dec. 1974

25 1 Quantum Electronics Paper: 1963. Coherence Brightness Laser

2 Radio Astronomy: A.U.I. Reports

3 Radio Astronomy Reports

4 Radio Astronomy: 3 Dish Interferometer

5 Radiometer

6 Radiometer: 1975

7 Radome Project: A744 (51-52)

8 Radome Project: Princeton - 1951

9 RCA Colloquium: April 15, 1963

10 Relativity

11 Rensselaer Talk: October 18, 1966

12 Retirement

13 Reviews of Modern Physics: Electron Physics Conference

14 Richtmeyer Lecture

15 Sacramento Peak: Advisory - 1978

16 Sacramento Peak Observatory: (AURA) - 1979

17 Satellite Catalog

18 Scatterhole Camera: 1968

19 Scatterhole Camera: Patent. O.N.R.

20 Science: Book Review. Heiskanen and Meinesz: The Earth and It's Gravity Field

21 Science and Technology: Paper. September 1, 1963

22 Science Journal: Article. May, 1966

23 Scientific American

26 1 Selenodesy: Working Group

2 Shell Development Company: Flux - Stabilizing Servo

3 Skalski, C.A.: Kearfott

4 Sigma Xi

5 Sigma Xi: Correspondence

6 Sigma Xi: National Lecture. October, 1967

7 Sigma Xi: Talk. 11-13-85

8 Signal Corps: A 792. April 1, 1951 - April 30, 1952

9 Signal Corps: A 812. 1954 - 1955

10 Signal Corps: A 823 - 1955

11 Signal Corps: Conference on Amplification, etc. February, 1956

12 Signal Corps: Contract. A 812

13 Signal Corps: Contract. A 823

14 Signal Corps: Contract - 1952. A 792 & A 738

15 Signal Corps: Contract - 1955

16 Signal Corps: Contracts and Miscellaneous Papers

27 1 Signal Corps: Meeting. May, 1956

2 Signal Corps: Talk. May, 1959

3 Smithsonian Institute: Goddard Meeting. Greenbelt, MD - December 2, 1982

4 Solar Oblateness: Experiment

5 Scalar Tensor with Strong G. January 29, 1979

6 Space Science: Institute

7 Space Science: Origin of Solar System Conference. Jan. 23 - 24, 1962

8 Space Science: Study Program

9 Space Science Reviews. Paper due Dec. 1963

10 Special Research: 1976. 245-4028

11 Stanford University: Relativity Conference. July, 1961

12 Stellar Evolution

13 Stevens Institute of Technology. March 9, 1977

14 Stony Brook Colloquium. April 15, 1966

15 Syracuse Talk. March 2, 1967

16 Syracuse University: April 7, 1977

17 Temple University: 1967

18 Toronto (University of): September 14, 1967

19 Transparencies Used: 1978. Chicago. U. of P., Brook Haven, Cornell

20 Trieste: Conference. Publications: June, 1968

21 Trieste: June, 1968

22 Vanderbilt University: Eastern Theoretical Physics Conference. Dec. 1, 1967

23 Varenna Notes: Final Copy

24 Virginia (University of): Conference. October 26, 1962

25 Voice of America: Broadcast. National Academy of Sciences

26 Washington: APS Talk: Solar Oblateness - 1972

27 Washington D.C.: April, 1966. Geophysics U. Talk (invited)

28 Washington Philosophical Society: Talk. April, 1958

29 Washington (University of): Jan. 7-19, 1979

30 Written Review: for American Scientist

31 12 days of YLEM

32 Ziegler: Signal Corps

Correspondence

28 1 1983

2 1984

3 1985

4 1986

5 1987

6 1988

7 1989

8 1990

9 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

10 1995

11 1996

Reviews

29 1 1967

2 1968

3 1969

4 1970

5 1971

6 1972

7 1973

8 1974

9 1975

10 1976

11 1977

12 1978

13 1979

14 1980

15 1981

16 1982

17 1983

18 1984

19 1985

20 1986

21 1987

22 1988

23 1989

24 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

Recommendations

30 1 1967 - 1969

2 1969 - 1972

3 1973 - 1975

4 1976 - 1980

5 1981 - 1989

Working Papers

31 1 5 Minute Oscillation: Fine Structure =1

2 Solar 5 Minute Oscillation

3 12.38 Day Solar Figure: Compatible with Symmetry Axis: September, 1980

4 13 Day Period: Isaak, et al. 9-28-82

5 13 Day Isaak Transparencies: November, 1982

6 13 Day Velocity Curve: Durant & Schróter Paper

7 Facular: Nature - 1983

8 Facular Influences on the Apparent Solar Shape

9 Frequency Cycles: Orbital Eccentricity

10 Interaction: Free Quantum Measurement, a Paradox?

11 Is There a Rapidly Rotating Core in the Sun?

12 A Magnetic Core in the Sun? June, 1981

13 A Magnetic Core in the Sun? The Solar Rotator: Solar Physics -1981

14 Metamagical Themas

15 New Evidence for a Distorted Solar Core, Rotating with a 12.4 Day Period

16 Plot of Distorted Sun

17 Seismology and Geodesy of the Sun: Solar Geodesy - Sept. 1980

18 Seismology and Geodesy of the Sun: Solar Seismology

19 Solar Luminosity and the Sunspot Cycle: Nature - April, 1979

20 Solar Luminosity and the Sunspot Cycle: Nature - April, 1979

21 Solar Oblateness: 1980

22 "Solar Oblateness" of 1966: Data List and Publications - Dec. 1980

23 Solar Oblateness Data

32 The Observational Foundations of Einstein's Theory...Talk: American Philosophical Society. April 1, 1979

The Solar Luminosity and the Sunspot Cycle

The Sunspot Cycle, the Solar "Clock"and the Weather

The Solar Luminosity and the Sunspot Cycle

Luminosity and Sunspot Cycle: Sept. 1979

Mag. Field Stability: 1978

Is There a Chronometer Hidden Deep in the Sun?

Sunspot Cycle: Figures

Is There a Chronometer Hidden deep in the Sun?

Sunspot Clock Trans. October, 1978

Sunspot Cycle: Clock Calculator. Random Walk - 1978

Tree Rings: March, 1977

Sunspot Cycle: October, 1978

Solar Cycle Reprints: April, 1979

Figures For Stability

Stability of Mag. Field: Feb. 11, 1978

Mag. Stability

Do Solar Type Stars Have Magnetic Cores? May, 1978

Solar Distortion by Magnetism

Solar Magnetic Fields: July, 1976

Solar I, I 2, I 3: July, 1971

Solar Interior With Magnetic Core

Working: 6/79

Circulation Currents Drive by B2 Stress

Solar Interior: Evolution With Magnetic Core and Without.

Figures: October, 1978

Solar Oscillation: 1977

Oscillation Theory; Sun: September, 1976

Torsional Oscillations: 1977

12.2 Day & Mercury Orbit: 1978

Mercury's Orbit: September, 1978

Encyclopedia Britannica: Einstein Article - Dec. 15, 1978

Encyclopedia Article on Gravitation: Due October, 1975

Summer 1977

Solar Oscillations: July, 1976

Global Oscillations: 1976. Upper Bound Energy Transp. Working Papers

Photoshpere Radiation relaxation: 1976

Alfvén Volume: Due June 30, 1977

Evidence for a Solar Distortion Rotating with a Period of 12.2 Days: Original Manuscript

The Enigmatic Solar Distortion and the Solar Neutrino Problem: Brookhaven Nat'l Lab. Jan. 5-7, 1978

The 12.2 Day Solar Rotational Period: Ap. J. 1977

Program List: HP 9820. 12/3/80

File List Calculator

Correspondence: Oscillating Sun

Physical Review Letters: August, 1976

Solar Rotator: 1975

Global Oscillations of the Sun, An Upper Bound on Energy Transport: R. H. Dicke 1977

New Solar Rotation Period: Oblateness and Faculae. Physical Review Letters - 1976

33 Figures: Solar Rotator - 1975

Rotating Distort Figures

Discovery Story: Prof. Bogdan Maglich - Rutgers

G/G + Scalar - Tensor . May, 1974

Moon Origins: December, 1974

Solar Oblateness: Big Paper

Solar Oblateness: Big Paper

Working File: Main Data Paper. October, 1972

Solar Oblateness Meas.: Working Papers

Figures for Data Papers: June, 1973

Mercury's Orbit and Tides

12.2 Day Solar Rotation and Mercury's Orbit: Oct. 1978

~ 25 - 27 Day Periodicity of Sunspots

Glossy Prints: The Enigmatic Periodicity of the Solar Oblateness - 1974

Glossy Prints: Solar Oblateness and the Equatorial Brightening

Glossy Prints: A New Solar Fluctuation

Glossy Prints: Photospheric Faculae and the Solar Oblateness - 6^th Texas Symposium

Glossy Prints: The Oblateness of the Sun and Relativity - 1973

Glossy Prints: Rotation and Lithium Abundance in Solar-Type Stars. 1972

Solar Oblateness Figures: Miscellaneous

Working Paper on Telescope

Science Paper on Oblateness Figures: 1973

Sunspot Paper (Working File): 1968

March, 1976: Sunspot Paper Error

Sunspot Paper: October 20, 1967

The Oblateness of the Sun and Relativity Science

Big Paper

Goldenberg & Dicke

A New Solar Fluctuation

Oblateness vs. Faculae: May 12, 1975. Cal. Tech Meeting

Relativity and the Solar Oblateness: International School of Physics. "Enrico Fermi". Varenna, Italy, July 17-20, 1972. R. H. Dicke

Working Papers (2): October 2, 1973. Faculae II

Faculae and the Solar Oblateness II: Working Papers (1)

Glossy Prints: Faculae and the Solar Oblateness II - 1973

Faculae and the Solar Oblateness II: Final Copy

Faculae and the Solar Oblateness

Phase Contrast: October 23, 1975

Phase - Contrast Detection of Telescope Seeing Errors and Their Correction

Solar Wind Conference at Asilomar: Transcript

General Relativity and the Sun's Oblateness (address before Physical Sciences Section of the Academy)

Solar Oblateness and Equatorial Brightening

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