Randolph, James Robbins (1891-1969)

Papers, 1927-69, Ms71-001, 1.25 cu. ft.

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Physicist. Received a B.S. degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1912 and an M.A. in physics from Harvard University in 1921. Taught physics and mechanical engineering at a number of colleges and universities from 1920 to 1931 and from 1943 until his death in 1969. From 1931 to 1943 Randolph was an officer in the U.S. Army Ordnance Department. Was editor of the Journal of the American Rocket Society (1947-48). Papers include 36 manuscript notebooks containing noted on rocket designs, the use of rockets in warfare, and atomic bombs. The collection also includes Randolph's publications, notably a 1928 Scientific American article, "Can We Get to Mars?", with an introduction by Robert H. Goddard, and his unpublished science fiction novel of 1927-28, "The Neighbor World."

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