The Physics Research Center of the University of Rio Grande do Sul (CPF-URGS) was established on September 3, 1953 and terminated on March 9, 1959. During these five years and six months, researchers, technicians and adminsitrators of the CPF constituted a harmonious community, honored by the university administration and seriously committed to building a scientific and technological research environment of undisputed good level. The objective of this work is to show the most relevant elements of this trajectory, and how this process resulted in recognized benefits for the future of the Institute of Physics, the organization that succeeded the CPF.
Keywords:
history of science; scientific archive; scientific institution; physics research center; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
