Bernard Berg Collection
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Abstract
This collection contains sections of the Apollo Operations Handbook, as well as Polytech alum, Bernard Berg's, computation notebook from his time as an electrical engineer at Grumman Aerospace Corporation. The handbook contains information on the spacecraft, subsystems data, controls, displays, and the index.
Biographical / Historical
Bernard Berg attended Brooklyn Polytechnic from 1950-1954, taking undergraduate courses in electrical engineering and graduate courses in chemistry. Following his studies, Berg worked for the Gruuman Aerospace Corporation in Bethpage, Long Island as an electrical engineer from June 1963 to August 1968. He was tasked with designing the test equipment for the radars of the Apollo Lunar Excursion Module (LEM).
Arrangement
This collection has been organized into two series: Series 1. Apollo Operations Handbook; Series 2. Computation Notebook. Folders arranged in chapter order.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains sections of the Apollo Operations Handbook and one original lab notebook (computation notebook) from Polytech alum, Bernard Berg.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open for research without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Bernard Berg were transferred to New York University in 2025 by Joel Berg. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from repository. Please contact Poly Archives, polyarchives@nyu.edu.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Bernard Berg Collection; RG 065; box number; folder number or item identifier; Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Joel Berg, son of Bernard Berg, in 2025. The accession number associated with this gift is 2025-006.
