by Peter Byrne
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Wheeler, J. A. (1957). “Assessment of Everett’s ‘Relative State’ Formulation of Quantum Theory,” Reviews of Modern Physics. 29 (3): 463–5. Reprinted in DeWitt, B. and Graham, N. (1973).
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Unpublished papers and reports
American Institute of Physics, National Registry of Scientific and Technical Personnel, survey, 5/14/57, basement.
Decision Science Applications Report 39/1038. (1995). Lucas archive.
DeWitt, C. M. (1957). “Conference on the Role of Gravitation in Physics (transcript),” National Technical Information Service, AD118180.
DeWitt, B. S. (2008A). Referee report (unpublished) for American Journal of Physics on Yoav Ben-Dov’s “Everett’s Theory and the ‘Many Worlds’ Interpretation,” circa 1988, courtesy of Cecile DeWitt-Morette.
Dunham, C. L. to Henshaw, P. S. (1957). “Possible Biologic Consequences of Nuclear Warfare,” 1/4/57. U.S. DOE Archives, 326 U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Collection DBM, Box 3368, Folder 35. Available online at DOE.
Enthoven, A. (1966). “Analysis in Defense Decisions,” 9/10/66, basement.
Everett, H III. (1956A). “Probability and Wave Mechanics.” Basement. There are several different drafts of this paper. This is the typed version handed to Wheeler in late 1956.
Everett, H III. (1956B). “Quantitative Measure of Correlation,” basement.
Everett, H III. (1956C). “Objective and Subjective Probability,” basement.
Everett, H III. (1957B). “On th
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Everett, H III. (1957C). “Wave Mechanics Without Probability,” basement.
Everett, H III, (1957D). Princeton student file, 4/15/57.
FBI. (1971). Everett file, Jan. 1971. FOIA document.
Horn, H. O. (1951). English Lit. term paper on “The Hollow Men” by T. S. Eliot. (5/14/51) by Everett’s WSEG colleague, Herbert O. Horn, basement.
Institute for Defense Analysis memo, 3/5/63, basement.
Institute for Advanced Study. (1954). Report to Director.
Lambda Report 3. (1966). “An Optimization Study of Blast Shelter Deployment,” Sept. 1966, basement.
Lambda Report 5. (1967). “Defense Models III,” March 1967, Lucas archive.
Lambda Paper 6. (1967). “Defense Models IV, Some Mathematical Relations for Probability of Kill,” March 1967, Lucas archive.
Lambda Paper 17. (1968). “Defense Models XI,” April 1968, Lucas archive.
Lambda Paper 34. (1969). “Analysis of Cross Targeting,” 9/10/69, basement.
National Security Council. (1958). “Discussion at the 387th Meeting of the National Security Council,” 11/20/58. Eisenhower Library.
Princeton University. (1957). Report of the Third Conference on Games, March 11–12, 1957, basement.
Pugh, G. E., Lucas, G. and Gorman, G. (1978). “Value Driven Decision Theory: Application to Combat Simulations—Decision Science Applications Report to Air Force Office of Scientific Research,” May 31, 1978, Lucas archive.
Pugh, G. E. (2005). “Recollections of Hugh Everett III,” American Institute of Physics.
Report of autopsy, Chief Medical Examiner, No. Va. District, 7/30/82, basement.
U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. (1995). A History of the Department of Defense Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, OTA-BP-ISS-157 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, June 1995).
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 77, Records of the Chief of Engineers, Manhattan Engineer District, Harrison-Bundy File, folder #76.
WSEG/IDA reports available at Department of Defense Reading Room: http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/wseg/: WSEG Report 45; WSEG Report 50, with enclosures; WSEG Report 159; Ponturo, J. (1979). Analytical Support for the Joint Chiefs of Staff: The WSEG Experience 1948–1976, IDA Study S-507.
Werner, F. G. (1962). Conference on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Xavier University, 2002.
Newspapers
Alexandria Gazette, 9/21/54
Princeton Alumni Weekly, 3/12/03.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, 10/2/62, 34.
The New York Times, 7/7/2005, A23.
The New York Times, 4/14/2008.
Washington Post, 1/8/55.
Letters, correspondence
Anderson, S. E. Lt. Gen. USAF to Local Board Number 42, 7/18/56.
Barry. J. emails to Shikhovtsev, E., 2002.
Bohr, N., letter to H. P. E. Hansen, 20 July 1935, Niels Bohr Archive, quoted in Pais (1991). 446.
Bohr to Wheeler, 4/12/57, basement.
Boone to Taylor, 4/17/53, Mudd.
Everett, H Jr. to Thrift, 10/11/35, basement.
Everett, H Jr. to commanding officer, March–May, 1952, basement.
Everett, H III to Petersen, June 1956, basement.
Everett, H III to DeWitt, 5/31/57, basement.
Everett, H III to Frank, 5/31/57, basement.
Everett, H III to Petersen, 5/31/57, basement.
Everett, H III to American Institute of Physics, 6/1/57, basement.
Everett, H III to NSF, Fellowship Report for 1955–56, 6/24/57, basement.
Everett, H III to RMP, July 1957, basement.
Everett, H III to Podolsky, 3/12/59, basement.
Everett, H III to Jammer, 9/19/73, basement.
Everett, H III to Bill Harvey, 5/20/77, basement.
Everett, H III to Leblond, 11/15/77, basement
Everett, H III to Raub, 4/7/80, AIP, basement
Everett, H III to Wheeler, 3/21/79, AIP, basement.
Everett, H III to Wiener, 5/31/57, basement.
Everett, Liz to Mark Everett, 10/15/91, basement.
Everett, Katharine Kennedy to Hugh Everett III, 5/11/56, basement.
Everett, Katharine Kennedy to Nurse Gantley, 11/22/62, basement.
Everett, Nancy to Hugh Jr and Sara Everett, 9/23/59, basement.
Everett, Nancy to Mark Everett, 9/27/82, basement.
Everett, Nancy to Mark Everett, 4/26/96, basement.
Frank to Everett, H III, 8/3/57, basement.
Deutsch email to Shikhovtsev, 12/6/2000.
DeWitt to Wheeler, 5/7/57, basement.
DeWitt to Wheeler, 4/20/67, American Philosophical Society, Wheeler file.
DeWitt to Wheeler, 9/25/79, American Philosophical Society.
Groenwald to Everett H III, 4/11/57, basement.
Jammer to Everett H III, 8/28/73, basement.
Jaynes to Everett, H III, 6/17/57, basement.
Larregsoffore to Everett, H Jr., 2/14/48, basement.
Leblond to Everett H III, 9/17/78, basement.
Margenau to Everett H III, 4/8/57, basement.
Petersen to Wheeler, 5/26/56, basement.
Petersen to Everett H III, cable and letter, 5/28/56, basement.
Petersen to Everett H III, 4/24/57, basement.
Rockman to Everett H III, 3/2/57, basement.
Rosenfeld to Bergmann, 12/21/59, Niels Bohr Archive, Copenhagen.
Rosenfeld to Belinfante, 6/22/72, Niels Bohr Archive, Copenhagen.
Rosenfeld to Belinfante, 8/24/72, Niels Bohr Archive, Copenhagen.
Rosenfeld to Belinfante, 10/31/72, Niels Bohr Archive, Copenhagen.
Rosenfeld to Bell, 11/30/71, Niels Bohr Archive, Copenhagen.
Siegel to Everett, H III, 4/16/59, basement.
Stern to Wheeler, 5/20/56, basement.
Tsiang to Nancy Everett, 7/22/82, basement.
Wheeler to Everett, H III, 9/21/55, basement.
Wheeler to Dennison, 1/21/56, basement.
Wheeler to Bohr, 4/24/56, basement.
Wheeler to Bohr, 5/24/56, basement.
Wheeler to Dees, 5/24/56, American Philosophical Society.
Wheeler-1 to Everett, H III, 5/22/56, basement.
Wheeler-2 to Everett, H III, 5/22/56, basement.
Wheeler to Everett, H III, 5/25/56, basement.
Wheeler to Stern, 5/25/56, basement.
Wheeler to Shenstone, 5/28/56, basement.
Wheeler to Everett, H III, 9/17/56, basement.
Wheeler to Everett, H III, 7/23/57.
Wheeler to Everett, H III, 10/30/57, basement.
Wheeler to Everett, H III, undated, circa 1958, basement.
Wheeler to Everett, H III, with mimeographed enclosure, circa 1958, basement.
Wheeler to Benioff, 7/7/77, basement, AIP.
Wheeler to Benioff, 9/7/77, basement.
Wheeler to NSF, 1/13/55. American Philosophical Society.
Wheeler to Scalapino, 7/12/79, basement.
Wheeler to Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Everett, 7/12/79, basement.
Wheeler to Jammer, 3/19/92, American Philosophical Society.
Wiener to Wheeler and Everett, H III, 4/9/57, basement.
Zeh to Wheeler, 10/30/80, John Wheeler papers, series II, Box Wo-Ze, American Physical Society, quoted in Camilleri (2008).
Tape recorded interviews with author
Jeffrey A. Barrett, June 2008.
Matt Bellis, July 2008.
Paul Benioff, July 2005.
Joseph Clifford, July 2009.
Leon N Cooper, Feb. 2009.
Ann Dean, Feb. 2008.
Dr. Patrick Devlin, Apr. 2008.
Cecile DeWitt-Morette, Aug. 2006.
David Deutsch, Nov. 2004 and Mar. 2006.