Holdings Alumni Association Alumni Richard K. Cook Papers Finding Aid Title: Richard K. Cook Papers, 1931-1982
ID: 26/20/141
Primary Creator: Cook, Richard K. (1910-2006)
Extent: 7.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: by subject
Date Acquired: 07/09/2007
Subjects: Acoustical Society of America, Acoustics, National Bureau of Standards, Physics
Languages: English
Papers of Richard K. Cook (1910-2006), University alumnus (B.S. 1931, M.S. 1932, Ph.D. 1934), include announcements, articles, correspondence, illustrations, manuscripts, memos, and reports pertaining to acoustics, bioacoustics, earthquakes, infrasound, measurement standards, piezoelectricity, physics, waves, and the National Bureau of Standards.
Richard Cook, born in Chicago 1910, received his college education at the University of Illinois. He earned a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in physics in 1931, 1932, and 1934. He was a prominent physicist in the field of acoustics. He worked in numerous research capacities including working for the National Bureau of Standards of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Dr. Cook died in 2006.
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/2620141.pdf
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