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Creator:
Brunk, William Edward, 1928-  Search this
Names:
American Astronomical Society. Division for Planetary Sciences  Search this
Project Mariner (U.S.)  Search this
Brunk, William Edward, 1928-  Search this
Extent:
0.68 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box) (1 slim legal document box))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Reports
Date:
1963-1984
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of publications and correspondence relating to William Brunk's work with DPS, infrared telescope projects, planetary radio astronomy and Mariner Mars projects.
Biographical / Historical:
Astronomer William Edward Brunk (1928- ) served as a research scientist with NASA's Lewis Research Center and planetary scientist with Univ. Space Research Association, among other posts. He was active in the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) and much involved in projects advancing radio and infrared astronomy. In 1985 he received the Exceptional Service Medal from NASA.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Joseph Tatarewicz and David DeVorkin, Transfer, 1998-0059, unknown
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Infrared telescopes  Search this
Radio astronomy  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Astronomy  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Reports
Identifier:
NASM.1998.0059
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e6a2e043-4b44-45fb-aa5f-28622b5576d8
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1998-0059