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Addenda to the papers of Robert G. Parr
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Robert Parr worked closely with Rudolph Pariser on the formulation of what later became known as the P-P-P (for Pariser-Parr-Pople) Theory. Density Functional Theory (or DFT) became the consuming passion of his later years and when, in 1999, Dr. Walter Kohn, the proponent of DFT, was awarded the Nobel Prize with John Pople, he invited Robert Parr to attend the ceremonies as his guest. Some felt that Parr should have shared in the award. As of 2005, Robert G. Parr is retired and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
For a more detailed inventory, please view this record in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1050281~S6
The collection mainly consists of Parr's working research files. There are also reports, project proposals and correspondence files.
Source of acquisition--Parr, Robert G. Method of acquisition--gift;; Date of acquisition--2005..
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