Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 13/7/11
Robert Stewart (1924- )
Papers, 1930-2011, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Stewart, Robert (1924- ) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1930-2011, undated |
| extent: | 1.26 linear feet (3 document boxes) |
| collection number: | RS 13/7/11 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Robert Stewart Papers, RS 13/7/11, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Robert Stewart was born in Washington, D. C. on May 6, 1924. He received a B.S. (1945) in Electrical Engineering, and a Ph.D. (1954) in Physics from Iowa State College (University). While at Iowa State College (University), he was an instructor (1946-48) in Electrical Engineering; Assistant Professor (1954-1956) in Physics; Associate Professor (1956-1960) in Physics; Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering (1958-1960); Professor (1960-1988) in Physics and Electrical Engineering; and Professor (1965-1988) in Computer Science. He was the Chairman of the Department of Computer Science (1984-1986). Dr. Stewart became Professor Emeritus in 1988, and currently lives in Ames, Iowa. He married Patricia Mary Alberding and they had two children: Martha and Scott. |
Collection description
This collection (1930-1988, undated) contains Dr. Stewart's correspondence, biographical information, papers, proposals, and research program notes relating to atmospheric research. In an interesting computer historical note, he is the professor who dismantled the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) (generally thought of as the world's first electronic digital computer built on the Iowa State College (University) campus by Dr. John Vincent Atanasoff and graduate student Clifford Berry). Other highlights include a film script: "...From One John V. Atanasoff..." and correspondence with Dr. John Vincent Atanasoff. |
Organization
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Atanasoff - Film Script: "...From One John V. Atanasoff..." |
1981-1983 |
1 |
2 |
Atanasoff - News Clippings |
1974-1985, undated |
1 |
3 |
Atanasoff - Research (1 of 3) |
1940-1974 |
1 |
4 |
Atanasoff - Research (2 of 3) |
1977-1984, undated |
1 |
5 |
Atanasoff - Research (3 of 3) |
1977-1984, undated |
1 |
6 |
Atanasoff - Research (Negative: 1 b/w; Photographs: 4 5x7 b/w; 6 8x10 b/w) |
undated |
1 |
7 |
Atanasoff - Research (Transparency of ABC) |
undated |
1 |
8 |
Atanasoff Celebration - Correspondence |
1983-1984 |
1 |
9 |
Atanasoff Celebration - News Clippings |
1983-1984, undated |
1 |
10 |
Atanasoff Celebration - Programs. (Slides: 2 b/w; 2 color) |
1976-1983 |
1 |
11 |
Atanasoff Celebration - Research |
1930-1979, undated |
2 |
1 |
Biographical Information |
1963-1982 |
2 |
2 |
Biographical - Memos |
1958-1985, undated |
2 |
3 |
Biographical - News Clippings |
1957-2011 |
2 |
4 |
Consulting - Midwest Research Institute |
1959-1962 |
2 |
5 |
Paper - "Adaptive Sampling in Digital Control" |
1964 |
2 |
6 |
Paper - "Analog Digital Automatic Data-Processing Machine" |
1959 |
2 |
7 |
Paper - "Construction Details of a Sonic Anemometer" |
1959 |
2 |
8 |
Paper - "Data and Resource Abstraction Mechanisms on an Object-Based Architecture" |
1986 |
2 |
9 |
Paper - "Electronic Statistical Tabulator" |
1953 |
2 |
10 |
Paper - "Infra-Red Tracking Study" |
1962 |
2 |
11 |
Paper - "Investigation of Techniques for Remote Measurement of a Atmospheric Wind Field" |
1961 |
2 |
12 |
Paper - "Learning Network Using Adaptive Threshold Elements" |
1965 |
2 |
13 |
Paper - "Nature and Number of Encounters of an Airplane Inflight With Other Aircraft in Random and Direct Traffic" |
1958 |
2 |
14 |
Paper - "Novel Register Machine Architecture to Support Recovery Blocks" |
undated |
2 |
15 |
Paper - "Recording and Automatic Tabulation of Continuously Varying Statistical Data" |
1951 |
2 |
16 |
Paper - "Simple Low-Inertia Anemometer of the Three-Cup Type" |
1954 |
2 |
17 |
Paper - "Some Applications of Magnetic Film Parametrons as Logical Devices" |
1960 |
2 |
18 |
Paper - "Sonic Anemometer Data Acquisition and Analysis Systems and Calculations of Eulerian Scale of Turbulence From Bivane Data" |
1962 |
2 |
19 |
Paper - "Study of the Factor Influencing the Determination of Atmospheric Temperature by Acoustic Means" / "Sonic Temperature Determination" |
1962 |
2 |
20 |
Photographs - Atmospheric Research; Cedar Hill, Texas (Photographs: 22 4x5 b/w) |
1962 |
2 |
21 |
Photographs - Cyclone Computer (12 8x10 b/w) |
ca. 1959 |
2 |
22 |
Photographs - Anemometer and Related Research: (7 4x5 b/w; 27 8x10 b/w) |
ca. 1950's, undated |
3 |
1 |
Report - "Description of the Iowa State College Equipment in Use in the Great Plains Field Test and a Descriptive Analysis of Some of the Data Contained" |
1954 |
3 |
2 |
Research - Atmospheric Project; Cedar Hill, Texas |
1962-1963, undated |
3 |
3 |
Research - "Notes About the SDS 910 Computer at the Synchrotron" |
undated |
3 |
4 |
Research - "Preliminary Evaluation of Sutton's Hypothesis for Diffusion From A Continuous Point Source" |
1959 |
3 |
5 |
Research - Sonic Anemometer. (Transparencies: 1 8x10 b/w. Photographs: 4 4 x 6 b/w, 2 5x7 b/w and 17 8x10 b/w. Negatives: 12 b/w) |
undated |
3 |
6 |
Research - U.S. Air Corps Contract Notes |
1951-1953 |
3 |
7 |
Retirement - Correspondence |
1988 |
3 |
8 |
Slides - Atmospheric Research; Cedar Hill, Texas. (68 color) |
1962 |
3 |
9 |
Thesis - "Compatible Recording-Tabulation Technique Applied to a Statistical Study of Atmospheric Temperature Fluctuations" (1st Draft) |
1954 |