[Physics] Diary of W.H. Burgers

5 vols. covering September 1920 - June 1923, May 1931 - August 1932, Jan. 1944 - Oct. 1945. Each vol. approx. 150 p., hcl. bindings, num. letters, telegrams, menus, etc. inserted. With: (2) Travel journal from his son about their travels to New Mexico. 1969. 64 lvs, paper wr. (3) Five sketchbooks of Nettie Roosenschoon. 1908-12. Each approx. 40 p. Contains some beautiful initial designs and botanical sketches. Nettie Roosenschooon was Jan Burgers's fiancee, W.H. Burgers's brother.

W.G. (Willie) Burgers (1897-1988) was a Dutch physicist, chemist and professor at the Technische Universiteit Delft. He is most well-known for his contributions to crystallography, which he made together with his brother, after whom the Burgers vector (measuring the dislocation in a crystal lattice) is named. The diaries give an overview of Burgers entire career, including the end of the WWII. The entries are very consistent and detailed and give a profound insight in Burgers's personal life. (total 11)