Box 27
Container
Contains 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence Regarding "On the Early History of Radio Guidance", 1958 - 1965
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This sub-series contains material relating to the long-standing feud between John Hays Hammond, Jr. and Benjamin Miessner over their competing claims for each other’s inventions and patents, mainly involving innovations in radio and electronics technology.Material located in the collection includes but is not limited to laboratory notebooks and invention disclosures for work done by Miessner is Hammond’s employ; correspondence between Miessner, Hammond, Jr., Lloyd Espenschied, and...
Dates:
1958 - 1965
"On the Early History of Radio Guidance", circa 1963-1964
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 7
Scope and Contents
Includes the final copy of Miessner's book, a draft copy, corrected copy, and page proofs.
Dates:
circa 1963-1964
Benjamin F. Miessner papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2
Scope and Contents
The Benjamin F. Miessner papers document the working career and interests of the American inventor. It includes a large collection of patents awarded to Miessner or assigned to his company, Miessner Inventions, Inc., as well as various North American and European patents researched by Miessner; lab notebooks, blueprints, sketches, graphs, photographs, and other items documenting the experiments conducted by Miessner and his employees; correspondence between Miessner and various individuals and...
Dates:
1906 - 1978