Talbot A. Chubb papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2559

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Scope and Contents

The Talbot A. Chubb papers (1930-2011) consist of materials resulting from Chubb's research interests in cold fusion and the physics field. The collection has been organized in twelve series.

Series I. consists of personal and professional materials which includes several notebooks and copies of e-mail correspondence. This series is arranged into a subseries of administrative materials consisting of projects, proposals, contracts, funding and travel materials.

Series II. consists of Chubb's professional writings which includes manuscript drafts of books such as Cold Fusion: Clean Energy for the Future and numerous research articles. Included are several articles co-authored by Scott R. Chubb and others.

Series III. consists of presentations, such as printed PowerPoint materials, that Chubb and/or others presented to various conferences or institutions.

Series IV. consists of patent materials.

Series V. contains data and diagrams for various research projects. Many of the diagrams are hand drawn.

Series VI. consists of conference materials. Chubb was actively involved with the International Conference on Cold Fusion, so much of the materials in this series relates to his research presented during this conference.

Series VII. consists of organization files organized alphabetically which Chubb was involved professionally.

Series VIII. consists of files on a number of individuals. Many of the files contain research articles, e-mail correspondence, and reports that were collected by Chubb. This series also contains two separate subseries: materials regarding Yoshiaki Arata and Scott R. Chubb.

Series IX. consists of subject files. These materials are general files that were collected by Chubb on numerous topics.

Series X. consists of general research materials such as newsletters and articles.

Series XI. consists of digital records. Many of the records are saved on diskettes, floppy disks, and CDs. Some of the records of these physical formats cannot currently be retrieved. Much of the records on the CD appear to be duplicate materials that currently has a paper copy located in the collection.

Series XII. consists of oversize poster presentation materials.

Dates

1930-2011

Creator

Chubb, Talbot A. (Talbot Albert), 1923-2012 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing Use

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 Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Talbot was born on November 5, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the youngest of three sons. He was a physics graduate of Princeton University in 1944. He received a doctorate in physics from the University of North Carolina in the early 1950s.

During World War II, Talbot worked on uranium isotopes for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, TN, and served in the US Army. For over 30 years, Talbot was an experimental physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC. His research included experiments that examined the earth's upper atmosphere, the sun, and a process for storing energy collected from sunlight, called Solchem. His NRL team were pioneers in X-ray astronomy and discovered early evidence of the existence of neutron stars and black holes. After retiring from NRL, Talbot worked with his nephew, Scott Chubb, Ph.D., on the theoretical basis of low energy nuclear fusion. Recently, his goal was to raise awareness of the experimental evidence of cold fusion and to foster research on this new energy source.

Talbot died on December 11, 2011.

(This biographical note was taken from an obituary from the Washington Post published January 7, 2012.)

Extent

46.5 Linear Feet (97 Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Talbot A. Chubb papers (1930-2011) consist of materials resulting from Chubb's research interests in cold fusion and the physics field. The collection contains his professional writings, presentation materials, proposals, and conference materials. Also include in the collection are materials regarding several of his colleagues and also subject and organization files. Chubb was an experimental physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC. He also researched the theoretical basis of low energy nuclear fusion and the experimental evidence of cold fusion.

Arrangement

The original folder titles were maintained and also photocopied and placed within the new folders to account for the original order provided by the creator of the collection.

This collection has been arranged in twelve series, some which have been further arranged in subseries:

I. Personal and Professional Materials

II. Professional Writings. The research articles in this series have been arranged alphabetically according to the title of the article.

III. Presentations. These presentations have been arranged alphabetically by title.

IV. Patent Materials

V. Data and Diagrams. The content has been placed in alphabetical order according to the original titles provided on the folders labeled by Chubb or under the title provided on the documents.

VI. Conference Materials

VII. Organization Files organized alphabetically.

VIII. People Files organized alphabetically by last name.

IX. Subject Files arranged alphabetically.

X. General Research Materials. Included in this series are general research articles that have been arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author.

XI. Digital Records

XII. Oversize Presentation Material