35/3/418 Guide to the Neil L. Block Papers Neil Block Papers

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Guide to the Neil L. Block Papers 1912/1987 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Neil L. Block Papers 1912-1987 35/3/418 Block, Neil, 1931-1988 6.50 English University of Illinois Archives
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Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Topical Term: Astronomy Computer Science Computers Lunar exploration
Title:

Neil L. Block Papers (Born Digital Records & Digital Surrogates)

Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access:

None.

Arrangement of Materials:

Alphabetical by Subject.

Scope and Contents

Papers of Neil L. Block [also "Neil Bloch"] (1931-88), computer programmer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory senior research engineer (1960-66), and astrologer, including articles, certificates, computer printouts, correspondence, magazines, memoranda, notebooks, notes, photographs, and resumes relating to American Federation of Astrologers, astrology, astronomy, Donald Bradley, bridge, celestial mechanics, computer programming, ephemerides, Cyril Fagan, Fortran, fortune-telling, horoscopes, the International Society for Astrological Research, Charles Jayne, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, mathematics, Neil Michelsen, minicomputers, the National Council for Geocosmic Research, Pascal 2, Rosicrucian Fellowship, Sidereal Astrologers' Guild, South Western Astrological Conference, space exploration, and stock market prediction. The series also contains a letter box of Block's mother, Eleanor, as well as a small number of papers of Michael Erlewine (1941- ), founder of Matrix Software and the Heart Center Astrological Library.

Block used the pseudonym Gary Duncan for his astrological projects.