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Abraham Hertzberg papers, 1960-1977
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hertzberg, Abraham
- Title
- Abraham Hertzberg papers
- Dates
- 1960-1977 (inclusive)19601977
- Quantity
- 6 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 3386 (Accession No. 3386-001)
- Summary
- Conference and convention files, consulting files, minutes, correspondence and reports
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Abraham Hertzberg (1922-2003) was born in the Bronx but was raised in Richmond, Virginia. He received his B.S. from Virginia Polytechnical Institute (Virginia Tech) in aeronautics in 1943. He later earned his M.S. from Cornell where he then worked with his wife Ruth on high energy gas dynamics at the Cornell Aerospace Laboratory. Hertzberg worked on other adventurous projects like a zero polluting car, consumer space travel, and nuclear fusion. While working at Cornell, the U.S. Department of Defense was interested in his work on lasers. In 1966, he began working at the University of Washington.
At UW, Hertzberg created the Aerospace and Energetics Laboratory and held 21 patents as well as over 120 published papers. He also was awarded the longest running NASA grant awarded to any university which made up some of the millions of dollars in research funding Hertzberg brought to UW. Most of his projects and research focused on discovering cheap energy. He was also called to be an advisor to the Air Force, NASA, the National Research Council, and other prominent institutions. Abraham (also called Abe) Hertzberg spoke about the effects of pollution and the energy crisis before they happened, trying to caution researchers to produce new technologies.
Hertzberg and his wife travelled all around the world and also met foreign dignitaries as honored guests. Abraham received an award from the National Academy of Engineering in 1976. He retired in 1993 but continued working on new theories and inventions until his death in 2003.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Conference and convention files, consulting files, minutes, correspondence and reports, 1960-1977.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
conference 2 folders
|
1974, 1977 |
1 | Electo Optics International Laser Conference | 1975-1976 |
1 | European Trip 2 folders
|
1974 |
1 | European Trip (follow up) | 1974-1975 |
1 | European Trip (Von Karman Institute) | 1978 |
1 | Fundamental and Applied Laser Physics (Esfahan, Iran) conference | 1971 |
1 | Gordon Research Conferences 4 folders
|
1969, 1973, 1977 |
1 | International Shock Tube Symposia conferences 5 folders
|
1969, 1976-1977 |
1 | Japan File | 1975 |
1 | Laxenburg, Austria Trip | 1977 |
2 | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Trip | 1978 |
2 | Boeing consulting files 5 folders
|
1966-1979 |
2 | Combustion Engineering, Inc. consulting files | 1976 |
2 | General Electric consulting files 3 folders
|
1966-1976 |
2 | McGraw-Hill consulting files 2 folders
|
1968-1971 |
2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operation Evaluation Group | 1960-1962 |
2 | National Academy of Engineering 3 folders
|
1976-1983 |
2 | National Science Foundation 3 folders
|
1970-1976 |
2-3 | U.S. Air Force, Scientific Advisory Board Summer
Study 15 folders
|
1966-1976 |
3 | U.S. Air Force, Scientific Advisory Board, Air Defense Committee | 1970-1971 |
3 | U.S. Air Force, Scientific Advisory Board, Division
Advisory Group 2 folders
|
1970-1972 |
3 | U.S. Air Force, Scientific Advisory Board, Electro-Optics Committee | 1974-1975 |
3 | U.S. Air Force, Scientific Advisory Board, Air Force Energy Needs Committee (Ad Hoc) | 1974 |
3 | U.S. Air Force, Scientific Advisory Board, Laser Technology Committee (Ad Hoc) | 1971-1976 |
3 | U.S. Air Force, Scientific Advisory Board, Propulsion Panel | 1966-1972 |
3 | U.S. Air Force, Scientific Advisory Board, Space Techniques Committee (Ad Hoc) | 1966-1967 |
3 | U.S. Atomic Energy Commission | 1969-1971 |
3 | U.S. Energy Research and Development
Administration 2 folders
|
1975-1978 |
4 | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 1968-1978 |
4 | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Research and Technology Advisory Council 5 folders
|
1971-1975 |
4 | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Research and Technology Advisory Council, Aeronautics Goals for the 1980's Panel (Ad Hoc) | 1972 |
4 | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Research and Technology Advisory Council, Basic Research Committee | 1969-1972 |
4 | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Research and Technology Advisory Council - Energy, Technology and Space Propulsion Committee | 1975 |
4-5 | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Research and Technology Advisory Council, Fluid Mechanics Committee | 1967-1972 |
5 | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Research and Technology Advisory Council, High Power Lasers Committee (Ad Hoc) | 1972 |
5 | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Research and Technology Advisory Council, Research Committee 4 folders
|
1968-1974 |
5-6 | W.U. Aerospace Research Laboratory 18 folders
|
1967-1977 |
6 | W.U. Aerospace Research Laboratory - Berggren (Karl E.) Memorial Award | 1976-1979 |
6 | W.U. Aerospace Research Laboratory - Dedication | 1970 |
6 | W.U. Aerospace Research Laboratory - Minutes of Meetings | 1976-1979 |
6 | W.U. Aerospace Research Laboratory - Publicity | 1968-1969 |
6 | W.U. Aerospace Research Laboratory - Safety | 1973-1976 |
6 | W.U. Aerospace Research Laboratory - Security | 1967-1972 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Aeronautical engineers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Aeronautics, Commercial--United States
- Aeronautics, Military--United States
- Aerospace engineering--United States
- College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Hertzberg, Abraham--Archives
Corporate Names
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Boeing Company
- Combustion Engineering Company
- General Electric Company
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- McGraw-Hill Information Services Company
- National Academy of Engineering
- National Science Foundation (U.S.)
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- United States. Air Force
- United States. Energy Research and Development Administration
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- University of Washington. Aerospace and Engineering Research Building
- University of Washington. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics--Faculty--Archives
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives (curator)
- University of Washington. University Archives