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William E. Hughes papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 16640

Content Description

This collection contains materials related to the work and patents of the electrical engineer William E. Hughes (1926-2020). The items include correspondence, scientific notes and works, schematics, publications, patent details, spiral notebooks, and photographs related to the work and patents of Hughes. The papers also include information on the Commonwealth Scientific Corporation, where Hughes worked, which was an industry leader in ion beam technologies... and equipment, along with texts on ion beams, thin film processes, and engineering.

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Dates

  • Creation: circa 1979-2000s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Biographical / Historical

William E. Hughes was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on November 4, 1926. He served in the U.S. Navy V-5 program of Armed Services and graduated from The University of Virginia Engineering School in 1949. Over the fifty-one years of his career as an electrical engineer, he created and held several patents and designs, such as a machine to spray gold on NASA space helmet face shields. He worked at the Commonwealth Scientific Corporation. He died... on July 13, 2020.

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Extent

2.58 Cubic Feet (Two cubic boxes, one half-width legal size document box, and one small oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

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