D. E. Lea Papers and Notebooks
This collection houses papers and notebooks relating to the career of radiation researcher Douglas E. Lea.
Dates
- 1931-1943
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses papers and notebooks relating to the career of radiation researcher Douglas E. Lea.
Biographical/Historical Note
Douglas E. Lea (MA, PhD) was born in 1910 in Great Britain. During his career, he worked as a physicist at England's Strangeways Laboratory and as a reader in the Department of Radiobiology in the Department of Radiotheraputics at Cambridge University. The majority of his work dealt with the effects of radiation on cells. Lea died in an accident in Cambridge, England, on June 16, 1947.
Arrangement
Collection consists of two boxes divided into two series:
Missing Title
- Series I: Papers
- Series II: Experiment Notebooks
Acquisition Note
This collection is property of the University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository