Wayne Samuel Brown was born on March 19, 1928 in Provo, Utah. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah in 1951, his M.S. from the University of Tennessee in 1953, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1960. Both Brown's M.S. and Ph.D. were also in the field of Mechanical Engineering. His teaching affiliation with the University of Utah spanned the years 1953-1988. He was also Acting Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford from 1957-1959. Two of Brown's main research interests were thermal stresses on teeth and rock mechanics. Brown founded several companies including Eaton-Kenway, Terra Tek, Inc., NPI, Utah Innovation Center, Tennessee Innovation Center, and the Utah Innovation Foundation. He was the prime mover in instituting the series of International Symposia on Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship and, before his death, was scheduled to be co-chairman of the 1988 Third International Symposium in Australia.
This collection contains Wayne Samuel Brown's personal, research, and business papers from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Box 1 of the collection contains biographical accounts of Brown, born March 19, 1928 in Provo, Utah, and his parents. It also includes other personal information such as resumes, correspondence, records of school activities, and church talks given as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brown received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah in 1951, his M.S. from the University of Tennessee in 1953, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1960. Both Brown's M.S. and Ph.D. were also in the field of Mechanical Engineering. His teaching affiliation with the University of Utah spanned the years 1953-1988. He was also Acting Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford from 1957-1959.
Documents resulting from his research activities at Stanford are located in Box 1A. Boxes 2-4 contain class rolls, exams, homework assignments, and personal notes from classes he taught at both universities.
Two of Brown's main research interests were thermal stresses on teeth and rock mechanics. Materials on thermal stresses are found in boxes 5-9 and include correspondence, background information and research papers by Brown, newspaper articles, and information relating to research institutions such as the National Institute of Dental Research.
Boxes 10-12 focus on rock mechanics. Research papers and studies constitute the bulk of this material.
Materials resulting from Brown's career as an entrepreneur are found in boxes 13-29. Dr. Brown founded several companies including Eaton-Kenway, Terra Tek, Inc., NPI, Utah Innovation Center, Tennessee Innovation Center, and the Utah Innovation Foundation. He was the prime mover in instituting the series of International Symposia on Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship and, before his death, was scheduled to be co-chairman of the 1988 Third International Symposium in Australia.
In relation to Brown's interest in innovation, this collection contains correspondence, background information, research and corporate publications, innovation speeches and papers by Brown, and research projects associated with the National Science Foundation, the Utah Innovation Center, and other institutions.
Subject files and reports resulting from Brown's other activities and associations are housed in boxes 30-33. They include institutions he associated with and general subject areas such as "heat pumps" as well as reports and studies by authors other than Brown. Boxes 34-36 of the collection contain business and membership cards and miscellaneous materials including newspaper articles, pamphlets, and oversize materials.
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Karen Brewster in 1994.
Processed by Lisa Townsend in 1995.
Photographs and audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0657 and A0345).
Correspondence and application.
Rosters and picture.
Church talks given by Brown and a 1985 Federal Heights Ward (Salt Lake City) directory.
Typescript with written notes.
Typescript with written notes.
Notes related to Brown's research studies at Stanford.
Written calculations to mathematical problems.
Class roles, syllabus, examinations, and miscellaneous.
Examinations, assignments, and notes.
Examinations and assignments.
Examinations and assignments.
Notes.
Examinations, assignments, and miscellaneous.
Examinations.
Class rolls, examinations, notes, and miscellaneous.
Class roll, syllabus, and projects.
Magazine articles, statistics, notes, and miscellaneous.
Class rolls, syllabus, projects, examinations, notes, and miscellaneous.
Class rolls, assignments, examinations, notes, reference materials, and miscellaneous.
Workshop and dental engineering proposals.
Proposal, conference information, final report.
Research papers and studies by Wayne S. Brown
These are papers by authors other than Brown.
These are papers by authors other than Brown.
Proposal.
Background understandings between the University of Utah and the National Science Foundation.
Final report.
Contracts.
Correspondence, reports, background information, Technology Corridor Instrumentation, Inc. business plan, partnership agreements, and miscellaneous.
These folders contain correspondence, Board of Trustees meeting information, final report, budget and funding materials, and miscellaneous items.
These materials include European Patent Applications, annual reports, and miscellaneous materials.
These folders include correspondence, annual reports, meeting minutes, and miscellaneous materials.
Correspondence.
"Use of Chemical Vapor Deposition to Coat Metal Surfaces with the New Relatively High Temperature Superconducting Materials."
Study on aluminum-silicon carbide whisker composites.
Correspondence, agreement to incorporate, business plans, and revenue sources.
These materials include background information, by-laws, budget and capitalization information as well as Sure Investment Company materials.
Correspondence, background information, materials on Southern California Ventures and the National Venture Capital Association, and miscellaneous items.
Agreement Between EMC and Astron, Econ-O-Mizer project, and project research.
These three folders contain MSS radio, satellite, and antenna studies.
Most of these materials are in the form of information booklets from each company.
France, Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands are the only countries Brown collected information on from this workshop.
Subjects include the University of Nevada, Dandini Research Park, and National Innovation Centers (NIC).
Handwritten notes by Brown on various issues.
Correspondence, technical papers, and publications.
Overhead transparencies and copper plating drawings were taken out of this folder and, due to their large size, placed in box 36, folders 1-2.
Correspondence, meeting minutes, agendas, budget and funding information.
These were separated from box 30, folder 2.
These were separated from box 30, folder 2.