Holdings Engineering Electrical and Computer Eng... Murray L. Babcock Papers Finding Aid Holdings Engineering Electrical and Computer Eng... Murray L. Babcock Papers Finding Aid Title: Murray L. Babcock Papers, 1942-95
ID: 11/6/35
Primary Creator: Babcock, Murray L. (1924-1999)
Extent: 0.6 cubic feet
Arrangement: By subject.
Date Acquired: 08/19/2013
Subjects: Biological Computer Laboratory, Biophysics, Centennial, University, Computers, Cybernetics, Faculty Papers, Fraternities, Honor Societies
Languages: English
Papers of Murray L. Babcock (1924-1999), Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Biological Computer Laboratory, include correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings and newsletters, publications, autograph books, and audiovisual media relating to his cybernetics research; the publication "Doomsday" by Heinz von Foerster et al.; events in the College of Engineering; symposia (e.g. "Science and the Human Condition" symposium, 1967); his membership in fraternities and honor societies (e.g. Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi); the U of I's Centennial celebration in 1968; and events at Assembly Hall and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Audiovisual media contains speech processing data related to the Dynamic Signal Analyzer, an analog machine for research on the ways in which auditory systems process speech.
Biological Computer Laboratory
Biophysics
Centennial, University
Computers
Cybernetics
Faculty Papers
Fraternities
Honor Societies
Fourteen 7-inch audio reels and three audio cassette tapes.
(Currently with Preservation unit - 2/25/15)