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The William H. Bowers papers (1875-1979) contain materials relating to William H. Bowers (1841-1892), a man well known in the mining and metallurgic circles of the last half of the nineteenth century. The bulk of the collection consists of bids, contracts, and agreements.

Abstract The Melvin A. Cook papers (1802-1989) contain documents resulting from the career of this noted explosives expert and chemist, best known for his work on shaped charges and slurry explosives. In addition, Cook (born 1911) was a professor of metallurgy at the University of Utah, a businessman, and an author of works on creationism, particularly on the relationship between science and Mormon doctrines. The collection includes an autobiography; professional correspondence concerning scientific,...

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The ENECO records (1912-2007) consist of patents, contracts, research, office, and financial documents collected by the company. ENECO (formerly FEAT) was a private company that centered on cold-fusion technology and the commercialization of such technology. The majority of patents registered by ENECO were invented by scientists Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann. Technologies engineered by ENECO have had a great impact on the local and international scientific communities.

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The Steven and Connie Faria collection on the Tintic Mining District and western mining (1887-1984) contains materials from the Chief Consolidated Mining Company, along with materials from various mining companies. Included in the collection are stockholders materials, annual reports, administrative materials and correspondence.

Abstract The Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth papers (1924-1992) contains biographical material, financial records, news clippings, speeches, journals, article reprints, patents, research notes, workbooks, daily activity notes, photographs, personal and professional correspondence, and awards. Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906-1971) was a researcher, writer, and a pioneering developer of television, radar technology, peacetime applications of nuclear fusion, and the infant incubator. The last section of...

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The Lorenzo A. Richards papers (1914-1999) contain the personal and family materials of Lorenzo Adolph Richards (1904-1993), a physicist who specialized in agronomy.

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The Emerson Tippetts papers (1925-1989) is divided into three basic categories: Tippetts' education, his research, and speeches he gave late in his career. Emerson Tippetts is a chemist who was Research Director in E. I. Du Pont de Nemours Company Textile Fibers Department, 1951-1968 where he developed the use of rayon as a reinforcing agent in automobile tires and directed product development for rayon, acetate, spandex, and nylon textiles.

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The Andrew W. Wiltse and Joel Farnham patent is handwritten and titled "A New and Useful Improvement in the Machine for Spinning Wool and Cotton." Invented by Wiltse and Farnham, this patent provides a new and useful improvement in the machine for spinning wool and cotton.