Talbot A. Chubb audio-visual collection
Collection
Identifier: A1155
Scope and Contents
The Talbot A. Chubb audiovisual collection (1999-2006) consists of 17 VHS tapes, 4 audiocassette tapes, and 1 DVD of primarily recordings of meetings, lectures, and talks of the American Chemical Society (ACS), American Nuclear Society (ANS), and American Physical Society (APS) and of materials describing the theory of cold fusion, including several copies of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) news special "The Secret Life of Cold Fusion." An experimental physicist physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, DC. Dr. Chubb also researched the theoretical basis of low energy nuclear fusion and the experimental evidence of cold fusion. This collection is not yet digitized.
Dates
- 1999-2006
Creator
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.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Note
Talbot Albert Chubb (1923-2011) was born on November 5, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the youngest of three sons. He was a physics graduate of Princeton University in 1944. He received a doctorate in physics from the University of North Carolina in the early 1950s. Chubb was married to Martha Capps Chubb; together, they had four children. During World War II, Chubb worked on uranium isotopes for the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and served in the United States Army. For over 30 years, Chubb was an experimental physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C. His research included experiments that examined the earth's upper atmosphere, the sun, and a process for storing energy collected from sunlight, called Solchem. His NRL team were pioneers in X-ray astronomy and discovered early evidence of the existence of neutron stars and black holes. After retiring from NRL, Chubb worked with his nephew, Scott Chubb, Ph.D., on the theoretical basis of low energy nuclear fusion. In his later years, Chubb’s goal was to raise awareness of the experimental evidence of cold fusion and to foster research on this new energy source. Talbot A. Chubb died on December 11, 2011. (This biographical note was taken from an obituary from the Washington Post published January 7, 2012.)
Extent
17 VHS
4 Audiocassette
1 DVD
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Talbot A. Chubb audiovisual collection (1999-2006) consists of 17 VHS tapes, 4 audiocassette tapes, and 1 DVD of primarily recordings of meetings, lectures, and talks of the American Chemical Society (ACS), American Nuclear Society (ANS), and American Physical Society (APS) and of materials describing the theory of cold fusion.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged by format and chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by T. Spence Chubb in 2013.
Separated Materials
See also the Talbot A. Chubb papers (ACCN 2559) and photographs (P1861.)
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections Staff in 2023.
Creator
- Title
- Talbot A. Chubb audio-visual collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid written by Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The finding aid was written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
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295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu