Richard B. Neal, 1917 - 2012

Director of the SLAC Technical Division until 1985

Biographical Information and Photos

• Also the Manager of the Microwave Engineering Department, the Manager of the Electronics Engineering Department, the Manager of the Accelerator Design Department, and the Manager of the Accelerator Structure Department (See 1960 organization chart)
• Dick Neal planting tree to commemorate his retirement
• Symposium on Electron Linear Accelerators: In Honor of Richard B. Neal's 80th Birthday, Held at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California on September 5, 1997
• SLAC-Report-526 includes biographical information, particularly in Burton Richter'ss opening remarks
• “Richard B. Neal Honored,” The Interaction Point, Oct/Nov 1997, Vol.8, No.10/11, p.1, 4-5
• Video Birthday Card in honor of Dick Neal's 90th birthday, 2007. (MP4 file)
• National Academy of Engineering biographical profile
• Obituary San Diego Union Tribune, 12/2/12.
• SLAC Architect Obituary by Julie Muller Mitchell, Stanford Magazine, March/April 2013
• Author profile in inSPIRE
• For a list of photo descriptions of Neal (some with thumbnails) in the SLAC Archives and History Office collections, please go to our Historical Photographs Index

Publications

• The Stanford Two-Mile Accelerator, R. B. Neal, General Editor (aka The Blue Book)
• For a more complete list of Neal’s publications, please see the entries in inSPIRE

About the Blue Book

• The SLAC Blue Book: A Brief History

Archival Materials

Neal papers held by the SLAC Archives and History Office are currently being processed, and are not yet open for research. SLAC staff may access descriptions of the Neal Papers held by the Archives.

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