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December 9, 1952
 
LP to Alexander Rich
LP to Alexander Rich. Click to enlarge.
 
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Location: Poughkeepsie, NY


  • LP arrives in Washington D.C. and then flies to New York and takes train from Grand Central Station to Poughkeepsie. He is staying at the Founder's Suite at Vassar.
  • Letter from D.P. Riley, The Royal Institution, to LP RE: Thanks LP for the information on Sherman Cross strips and punched cards for performing calculations. Mentions that he may look into utilizing a digital computer in the future. Riley says that he has not made any more progress with the gamma-helix. [Filed under LP Science: 9.001].
  • Letter from LP [signed in his absence by BW] to Dr. J. G. Mingle RE: writes in response to Dr. Mingle's letter a critique of the modified paragraph intended to be included in his manuscript. In reference to his other manuscript, LP writes that it is generally interesting and goes on to give a few suggestions. [letter from Dr. Mingle to LP 11-5-52].
  • Memo from LP to Sam Phillips RE: writes that his teacher, Mr. Zink, of the Groton School mentioned him in a letter and so LP would like to speak to him sometime.
  • AHP writes cheque to: Manor Market amount: $50.00
  • Memo from LP [signed in his absence by BW] to A. Rich RE: suggests that he try to make fibers of sodium thymonucleate by the use of plasticizers. Asks for a sample to be sent to Dr. Marsh, who is making a spectrometer investigation of it. [Filed under LP Correspondence: Box #267 File: (Rich, Alexander)].
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