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Title: Nuclear reactor sign, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1955-1956
Date: 1955-1956
Description: Photograph of a sign announcing Armour Research Foundation's nuclear reactor, the first privately-owned nuclear reactor in the world, located...
Show morePhotograph of a sign announcing Armour Research Foundation's nuclear reactor, the first privately-owned nuclear reactor in the world, located in the ARF Physics and Electrical Engineering Research Building. Photographer unknown, probably from the staff of Tech News, the student newspaper.
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Collection: Technology News slide collection, 1955 -1960

Title: Padlock research, Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950s
Date: 1950-1959
Description: From the attached caption: "Wearing out the tumblers in padlocks is part of an investigation undertaken at Armour Research Foundation of...
Show moreFrom the attached caption: "Wearing out the tumblers in padlocks is part of an investigation undertaken at Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology to improve the service of combination-type padlock parts. David Horwitz, associate research engineer, works on wheel that subjects tumblers to repeated rotations which can be translated into years of actual service. William T. Savage, supervisor of materials engineering, (left) is a specialist in materials utilization." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Leonard Reiffel performing an experiment using Armour Research Foundation's nuclear reactor, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1956
Date: 1956
Description: Photograph of Leonard Reiffel conducting an experiment using Armour Research Foundation's nuclear reactor, the first privately-owned nuclear...
Show morePhotograph of Leonard Reiffel conducting an experiment using Armour Research Foundation's nuclear reactor, the first privately-owned nuclear reactor in the world, located in the ARF Physics and Electrical Engineering Research Building. From the attached caption: "Slave manipulator ion the 'hot' cell of new nuclear reactor at Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, is operated by Dr. Leonard Reiffel, manager of physics research. Experiments are observed through a lead-glass window three feet thick, which gives people radiation protection. The special window , which contains lead in the glass, is composed of six sheets of glass separated with oil. In use, the slave manipulator responds to both wrist and finger movements of the operator." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: William Davidson at Illinois Institute of Technology Computing Center, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950s
Date: 1950-1959
Description: From the attached press release: "Performing an analog computation in Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology's...
Show moreFrom the attached press release: "Performing an analog computation in Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology's Computer Center is William A. Davidson, associate electrical engineer." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Engineering economics study group, Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1951-1957
Date: 1951-1957
Description: From the attached caption: "Engineering economics study group at Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago,...
Show moreFrom the attached caption: "Engineering economics study group at Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, considers a problem in the profitability of new production facilities. Clockwise are Raymond A. Erickson, supervisor of engineering economics, Harvey E. Glaess, associate chemist, John D. Keane, assistant supervisor of chemical engineering, and Richard H. Snow, research fellow." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Armour Research Foundation mechanism and dynamics research department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950s
Date: 1950-1959
Description: From the attached caption: "Engineers and designers work in the large design area in Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of...
Show moreFrom the attached caption: "Engineers and designers work in the large design area in Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology's mechanism and dynamics research department." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Seymour Bortz using a hydraulic press, Armour Research Foundation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, ca. 1950s
Date: 1953-1959
Description: From the attached caption: "Seymour A. Bortz, structural engineer in the ceramics and minerals research department at Armour Research...
Show moreFrom the attached caption: "Seymour A. Bortz, structural engineer in the ceramics and minerals research department at Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, investigates the flexural strength of a concrete specimen by means of electric strain gages and a hydraulic press." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999