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From page 363...
... p. 4 Nobel Committee awarded: Marie Curie's two Nobel Prizes had been in different fields physics in 1903 and chemistry in 1911.
From page 364...
... 364 N OTES York Times Magazine, January 1, 1995, Section 6. Bardeen, however, remains largely unknown.
From page 365...
... Pages 4-13 365 these connections in John Bardeen's heritage. For a more recent history of Wisconsin, see Nesbit and Thompson (1989~.
From page 366...
... , 137-144. We find almost the same idea in John Bardeen's later writings on industrial research and science education.
From page 367...
... John Bardeen's birth weight is noted in Jane Bardeen to Mrs.
From page 368...
... p. 20 playmates of his own age: Jane Bardeen (1991b)
From page 369...
... p. 24 They soon found the car: William Bardeen interview, August 1, 1964, by Paul Clark, cited in Clark (1967)
From page 370...
... 370 N OTES p. 25 Althea was losing: C
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... p. 28 Tom, eight years old when Althea died: Jane Bardeen (1993~; W
From page 372...
... Bardeen Personnel File, USOPM.
From page 373...
... , 655; Charles Slichter's comments at John Van VIeck's memorial service.
From page 374...
... ; John Bardeen transcript, Office of the Registrar; Course Catalog, 1929-1930, UWA.
From page 375...
... R Bardeen Papers, UWA; Employment chronology, July 28, 1941, Bardeen personnel file, USOPM.
From page 376...
... p. 44 he unobtrusively captured: Jane Bardeen (1991a)
From page 377...
... Years later Charles Jakowatz told Nick Holonyak about bowling with Bardeen and how "tough" he was. Holonyak to L
From page 378...
... ; Bardeen transcript, Graduate Student files, 1936, Box 62, PRIN.
From page 379...
... p. 56 Tom's quick intelligence: John Bardeen, "Career of Tom Bardeen with Gulf Oil Company," family document.
From page 380...
... Wigner, "Statement Concerning John Bardeen," c. fall 1934 or early spring 1935, Graduate School, John Bardeen file, PRIN.
From page 381...
... Wigner, c. fall 1934 or early spring 1935, note in John Bardeen's graduate student file, PRIN.
From page 382...
... p. 68 "for the nominal sum": Garrett Birkhoff to Charles Slichter, October 19, 1992.
From page 383...
... , 81; John Bardeen to Maila Walter, July 28, 1981, UIUC-A.
From page 384...
... 384 N OTES p. 75 Bardeen ever mentioning: Bridgman (1927, 1936~; Benjamin (1955)
From page 385...
... p. 81 "resigning from Tech": Jane Bardeen to Maxwell family, August 15, 1937, BFC.
From page 386...
... p. 86 "Iohn was pretty angry": Jane Bardeen to Maxwell family, July 26, 1938, BFC.
From page 387...
... p. 88 "go into lohn's capital": Jane Bardeen to the Maxwell family, October 1938, BFC.
From page 388...
... p. 93 frequently ended up playing: Helen Buchta Gustafson to Jane Bardeen, April 15, 1991, BFC.
From page 389...
... p. 96 "Iohn had been slated": Jane Bardeen to Maxwell family, November 11, 1940, BFC.
From page 390...
... R Maxwell, December 6, 1938; Jane Bardeen to Betty Maxwell, November 29, 1940, BFC.
From page 391...
... p. 103 the train ride felt completely different: Jane Bardeen to Mrs.
From page 392...
... Hoddeson, February 2, 2001; Charles Kittel to Jane Bardeen, February 11, 1991, BFC.
From page 393...
... p. 107 to keep technical details from anyone: Jane Bardeen (1991a)
From page 394...
... W Buchta, April 18, 1951, Bardeen personnel file, UMP; Al Nier ~ 1993~; Jane Bardeen 11991a)
From page 395...
... A Deller, Bell Telephone Laboratories, to John Bardeen, May 26, 1945, UIUC-A.
From page 396...
... . color films of the children": Jane Bardeen to Mrs.
From page 397...
... p. 120 "first love": Jane Bardeen (1991a)
From page 398...
... p. 128 "Iohn and Bill turned up": Muriel Kittel to Jane Bardeen, February 12, 1991, BFC.
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... p. 130 "As you must have gathered": John Bardeen to Jane Bardeen, August 1, 1947, BFC.
From page 400...
... p. 140 "It was one of those days": Jane Bardeen (1991c)
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... p. 148 "chauffeured home through the blazing heat": Jane Bardeen to Maxwell family, July 1, 1948, BFC.
From page 402...
... p. 153 "One day V2": Walter Kohn to Jane Bardeen, April 4, 1991, BFC.
From page 403...
... p. 154 the "Bardeen number": Ravin Bhatt to Jane Bardeen.
From page 404...
... p. 160 Bardeen accepted the Illinois offer: Record of Training and Professional Experience, Application for position at University of Illinois, Bardeen file, UIUC-P.
From page 405...
... ": Bill Bardeen, talk given at John Bardeen's memorial service, February 8, 1991; W Bardeen (1995~.
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... p. 168 Her contrite husband: John Bardeen to Jane Bardeen, August 7, 14, 17, 20, 1956; Jane Bardeen to Maxwell family, August 10, 1956, BFC.
From page 407...
... Eventually several other universities established major solid-state research groups. They included Charles Kittell's group at the University of California-Berkeley and Karl Lark-Horowitz's group at Purdue.
From page 408...
... p. 173 "I've never seen so many flashbulbs": John Bardeen to Jane Bardeen, September 24, 1953, BFC.
From page 409...
... p. 181 "found a dark blue suit": Handler ~ 1993~; Bob and Anne Schrieffer, "Remembrances of Jane Bardeen," Jane Maxwell Bardeen Memorial, April 5, 1997.
From page 410...
... p. 187 "very bright original": John Bardeen, talk given at memorial service for Bill McMilian, October 17, 1984, UIUC-A.
From page 411...
... p. 189 play "loon" with his grandson: Elizabeth Bardeen Greytak, talk given at John Bardeen memorial service, February 8, 1991, BFC.
From page 412...
... p. 196 "versed in field theory": John Bardeen (1973a)
From page 413...
... p. 204 "It was really thrilling": Jane Bardeen in Bardeen family interview ~ 1992~.
From page 414...
... p. 208 "the King stands to receive": Jane Bardeen to the Maxwell family, December 12, 1956, BFC.
From page 415...
... p. 209 "worth more than one hole-in-one": Edward Jordan to Jane Bardeen, An.., BFC; Edward Jordan, "Introductory Comments," IEEE Student Section talk, undated.
From page 416...
... p. 215 young Billy became fascinated: Bill Brattain to Jane Bardeen, February 13, 1991, BFC.
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... p. 219 "We felt greatly honored": Jane Bardeen to Dr.
From page 418...
... p. 227 "sent off for little photographs": Robert Schrieffer, remarks made at John Bardeen's memorial service, February 8, 1991.
From page 419...
... p. 227 transistor radio inside: Makoto Kikuchi to John Bardeen, May 18, 1976; Bardeen to Kikuchi, May 25, 1976; George Hatoyama to John Bardeen, June 4, 1976; Bardeen to Hatoyama, June 7, 1968, UIUC-A.
From page 420...
... p. 233 "very pretty beading": Jane Bardeen to Betty Maxwell, November 24, 1972, BFC.
From page 421...
... B Groh, president, Wisconsin Telephone Company to John Bardeen, December 12, 1972, UIUC-A.
From page 422...
... p. 239 "There's been BCS and APS": "Symposium on Frontiers in Condensed Matter Physics to Honor Professor John Bardeen," October 15, 1976, dinner menu, UIUC-A.
From page 423...
... p. 242 Haloid Company had invested: Harold Clark, "The Early Association of John Bardeen with the Haloid Company," unpublished manuscript.
From page 424...
... D Thomas, September 18, 1964; John Bardeen to Jerome Weisner, September 18, 1964; John Bardeen to John Dessauer, February 1958, UIUC-A.
From page 425...
... p. 247 "the outstanding problem in computers": John Bardeen to John Dessauer, October 6, 1961, UIUC-A.
From page 426...
... . he wanted to have Nick on the Bardeen Chair": Mikoto Kikuchi to Jane Bardeen, February 26, 1993, BFC.
From page 427...
... See also White House press release, February 28, 1959, in Bardeen personnel file, USOPM.
From page 428...
... p. 261 "There was hardly any pain": Jane Bardeen to Betty Maxwell, July 12, 1967, BFC.
From page 429...
... 262 U.S. helium conservation program: Jack Allen to Vicki Daitch, October 6, 1993, UIUC-A.
From page 430...
... p. 266 "but he pushes himself too hard": Jane Bardeen to Betty Maxwell, March 27, 1974, BFC.
From page 431...
... Bethe and John Bardeen, "Back to Science Advisors," New York Times, Op-Ed page, May 17, 1986. Bethe and Gottfried were members of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
From page 432...
... p. 272 "being of the mind": Jane Bardeen (1993~.
From page 433...
... p. 276 clearances suddenly came through: John Bardeen to James Bardeen, September 6, 1960; John Bardeen to Jane Bardeen, September 7, 1960, BFC.
From page 434...
... p. 277 "one of the few of our group": John Bardeen to Jane Bardeen, September 25, 1975, BFC.
From page 435...
... p. 280 "Walter made a good pick": John Bardeen to Jane Bardeen, June 7, 1958, BFC.
From page 436...
... ; John Bardeen to Joel Moses, March 3, 1987.
From page 437...
... p. 294 Tucker tried to avoid Bardeen: John Tucker to John Bardeen, dated November 8, 1987, sent May 5, 1988.
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... p. 297 ignoring available experimental facts: John Tucker to John Bardeen, November 13, 1987.
From page 439...
... p. 299 "Everyone is so busy writing": Nick Holonyak to L
From page 440...
... . p.305 "coming to Japan this fall": George Hatoyama to John Bardeen, October 1, 1990, BFC.
From page 441...
... p.311 "lohn was so quiet and modest": Walter Osterhoudt to Jane Bardeen, February 4, 1991, BFC. p.312 "I will always remember the good times": John Tucker to Jane Bardeen, February 1991, BFC.
From page 442...
... 442 N OTES p. 313 low stone monument: William Bardeen, private communication to Lillian Hoddeson, December 2000.
From page 443...
... p. 325 "that electron-lattice interactions are": Bardeen's handwritten notes, 1950, UIUC-P.
From page 444...
... p. 326 "hang on" to problems: Althea Harmer Bardeen to Charles William Bardeen, An.., BFC.


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