Manuscripts

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Description: Includes a draft of a 1979 book for Scientific American; a binder titled Ideas I Tried to Give to Students; and folders related to Pierce's 1944 meeting with H.G. Wells, Caltech student papers, and other later career writings.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1944-1980
Call number: mssPierce
Creator: Pierce, John R (1910-2002)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, July 2004.
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