Benade, James Martin, b. 1889.

Dr. James Martin and Miriam Benade were Presbyterian missionaries in Lahore, Punjab, India (later West Pakistan) from about 1912 until the mid-1960s. Dr. Benade was born on March 12, 1889 in Pennsylvania. Dr. Benade's work as a missionary began in 1912 when he began teaching physics at Forman Christian College in Lahore. He was appointed chairman of the physics department and remained in that position until 1915, and from 1917 until his retirement in 1958. He taught and was involved in cosmic ray research with Dr. Arthur Compton, who was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for this research. Dr. Benade's research included taking readings on cosmic rays in Ceylon, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Japan, Honolulu and in the Himalayas. In 1934, he designed and built a radio instrument that recorded cosmic ray data from a balloon at an altitude of fifteen miles. Also included in this collection are the papers of the Reverend Albert Gordon and Ella McGaw, Mrs. Benade's parents. Rev. and Mrs. McGaw were also missionaies in India. They began their work in the early 1890s and continued to serve for almost forty years. During their service, they were stationed in Fatehgarh, Etawah, and Etah, India. They both retired in 1930.