Franklin Hutchinson papers

Collection

Call Number: Ms Coll 99

Content Description

Papers include materials created or collected by Franklin Hutchinson (1920-1997) during his work in Yale's biophysics and biochemistry departments from 1973-1997. Materials include correspondence, a report on the health effects of low frequency electromagnetics, department and committee work, including investigations into the authenticity of the Vinland Map, and photographs.

Dates

circa 1973-1997

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unprocessed. Contact the Medical Historical Library to request access.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to Medical Historical Library by William Summers, 2023.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/med.ms.0099

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Franklin Hutchinson (1920-1997) was a biophysicist with an interest in radiation biology and mathematics. He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1942 then joined the Radiation Laboratory at MIT. He earned three patents in microwave electronics for his work on the development of radar during World War II. In 1945 he began graduate studies in physics at Yale, completing a PhD in 1948, then joining the biophysics program faculty. In 1960 he became professor of biophysics in the newly formed department of molecular biophysics and biochemistry, later serving as department chair and director of graduate and undergraduate studies. Hutchinson taught at Yale until 1990 and continued his research as Emeritus Professor until his death.

Hutchinson joined the Radiation Research Society in 1953 and published regularly in Radiation Research. He was a member of the American Physical Society and the International Union of Biophysics.