Cook, M. A., "Basic Advantages in Testing Cascogel D-3;" and Cook, M. A., "Basic Advantages in Testing Cascogel D-1"

File — Box: 41, Folder: 6

Identifier: III

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: The third section, consisting of six boxes, contains writings related to Cook's academic career. Box 37, folders 1-3, contain materials published while Cook attended Yale University, including his doctoral dissertation, "Thermodynamics of Aqueous Potassium Hydroxide Solutions from Electromotive Force Measurements." Folders 5-18 contain Cook's reviews of articles submitted to journals such as the Journal of Physical Chemistry and the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Boxes 38-41 contain drafts and reprints of Cook's own articles for the above journals as well as for the Journal of Chemical Physics and the Journal of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, among others. Also included are reports and papers written in connection with Cook's tenure as professor of metallurgy and director of the Institute of Metals and Explosives Research at the University of Utah, as well as papers delivered at various conferences and symposia. In box 40, folder 3 is Cook's most important work during his Du Pont period, "Theory of Detonation." The last box in this section, box 42, contains documents pertaining to the Science of High Explosives, Science and Mormonism, Prehistory and Earth Models, Cook's autobiography, and Science of Industrial Explosives. For other writings by Cook, see Section V.

Dates

1802-1989

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.