Box 5

Scope and Contents Materials related to three editions of a pamphlet published by Weil titled "Nuclear Energy: Promises, Promises" based on his 1967 lecture to the National Parks Association ("Nuclear Energy: Promise at Dawn?"), also found within this collection. Includes drafts, correspondence, distribution lists, revisions, a Japanese translation of the work, and reviews. The piece had several working titles before publication, including "Nuclear Power: Fact or Fission" and "The Atomic Energy Kook Book...

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Includes outlines drafts, and correspondence related to Weil's 1967 National Parks Association lecture titled "Nuclear Energy: Promise at Dawn?". Also contains a transcription of the Q&A at the event, the resulting published pamphlet of the same name, and a version of the talk given at the University of Western Ontario. The work would eventually be revised to become "Nuclear Energy: Promises, Promises," also present in this collection.

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This series consists of Weil's writings and talks completed independently from his work as a consultant and appear in draft, typescript, and published form.

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An unpublished autobiography by Weil on his involvement in the nuclear industry beginning in 1942.

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A talk delivered by Weil at the Maryland Conference of Social Concern.

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Notes for a talk given in 1965 and 1966 at a George Washington University seminar.

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This series consists of Weil's writings and talks completed independently from his work as a consultant and appear in draft, typescript, and published form.

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Alongside "Preliminary Prospectus on Atomic Power Development," also includes later versions "Prospectus for a Program for the Development of Nuclear Power" and "A Prospectus for Development of Atomic Power Through a Single Purpose Experimental Industrial Reactor (SPEIR)."

Scope and Contents Includes the following writings and talks in outline, draft, typescript, or published form:-- "The Beta-Radiation of As76" (with Walter H. Barkas, 1939) -- "The Absorption of Thermal Neutrons by a Uranium Sphere Imbedded in Graphite" (with Enrico Fermi, 1941) -- "Storage Battery Eliminator for Electrometer Tubes" (with H. L. Anderson and A. W. Lawson, 1941) -- "Absorption Cross Sections for Rn Plus Be Fast Neutrons" (with...

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This series consists of Weil's writings and talks completed independently from his work as a consultant and appear in draft, typescript, and published form.

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This series consists of Weil's writings and talks completed independently from his work as a consultant and appear in draft, typescript, and published form.

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Drafts of a piece for Critical Mass under various titles, predominantly "The Nuclear Disconnection."

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This series consists of Weil's writings and talks completed independently from his work as a consultant and appear in draft, typescript, and published form.

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This series consists of Weil's writings and talks completed independently from his work as a consultant and appear in draft, typescript, and published form.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes other materials not directly or wholly related to Weil's academic work, consulting career, or writings: professional correspondence from his time at Chalk River, GE, and the AEC; articles and clippings; a record of incoming mail; a guide to his subject file indexing system (not extant in this collection); notes from the 3rd UN International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy; a log of professional activities; correspondence with Laura Fermi; and a plaque...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes other materials not directly or wholly related to Weil's academic work, consulting career, or writings: professional correspondence from his time at Chalk River, GE, and the AEC; articles and clippings; a record of incoming mail; a guide to his subject file indexing system (not extant in this collection); notes from the 3rd UN International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy; a log of professional activities; correspondence with Laura Fermi; and a plaque...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes other materials not directly or wholly related to Weil's academic work, consulting career, or writings: professional correspondence from his time at Chalk River, GE, and the AEC; articles and clippings; a record of incoming mail; a guide to his subject file indexing system (not extant in this collection); notes from the 3rd UN International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy; a log of professional activities; correspondence with Laura Fermi; and a plaque...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes other materials not directly or wholly related to Weil's academic work, consulting career, or writings: professional correspondence from his time at Chalk River, GE, and the AEC; articles and clippings; a record of incoming mail; a guide to his subject file indexing system (not extant in this collection); notes from the 3rd UN International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy; a log of professional activities; correspondence with Laura Fermi; and a plaque...

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See also correspondence with Laura Fermi after the 1955 First International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva in box 4 of this collection.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes other materials not directly or wholly related to Weil's academic work, consulting career, or writings: professional correspondence from his time at Chalk River, GE, and the AEC; articles and clippings; a record of incoming mail; a guide to his subject file indexing system (not extant in this collection); notes from the 3rd UN International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy; a log of professional activities; correspondence with Laura Fermi; and a plaque...