Elihu Thomson Papers 1865-1944

Brashear, John A. (John Alfred), 1840-1920

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Dr. Brashear was born in Brownsville, Pa. He studied science and became director of the Allegheny Observatory. He also served as Chancellor for the Western University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of several scientific and astronomical societies. From the description of John Alfred Brashear papers 1872-1915. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 39397488 ...

American institute of electrical engineers

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Kennelly, Arthur E. (Arthur Edwin), 1861-1939

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Kennelly received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1906 and taught electrical engineering at Harvard. The memoir on Kennelly was a joint project of Harvard and MIT from 1941 to 1942. From the description of Papers of Arthur Edwin Kennelly, 1911-1941 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972802 ...

Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938

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George Ellery Hale was an astrophysicist. He was the organizer and director of the Mount Wilson Observatory of the Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1904-1923, and was honorary director until his death in 1938. His principal scientific researches were made in stellar spectroscopy. From the description of Papers, 1903-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82798019 From the description of Papers, 1882-1937. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523501...

Cutter, George W.

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Stockley, George

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Thomson, Silvanus P.

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Spooner, Henry J. (Henry John), 1856-

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Coffin, Charles A. (Charles Albert), 1844-1926

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Greene, Wm. H. (William Houston), 1853-1918

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Fleming, J. A. (John Ambrose), Sir, 1849-1945

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Pender Professor of Electrical Engineering, University College, London, 1885-1926. From the description of Papers, 1856-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82862693 Educated at University College, London, Royal College of Chemistry and St. John's College Cambridge; lecturer on applied mechanics at Cambridge. Professor of Electrical Engineering at University College London, 1885. Hughes Medal R. S. 1910. F. R. S. 1892. From the description of Papers, 1877-1899. (...

Dunn, Gano, 1870-

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, 1831-1929

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Snyder, Monroe Benjamin, 1848-

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Johnson, Alba B. (Alba Boardman), 1858-1935

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Oliver Evans (1755-1819) was perhaps the most talented of Philadelphia's early 19th century mechanicians. He produced two major innovations, the automated flour mill and the high-pressure, non-condensing steam engine, and experimented with or anticipated others, including four-cycle mechanical refrigeration, central heating, the steam wagon, the machine gun, and a perpetual baking oven. Evans was born in Newport, Del., on September 13, 1755. Little is known of his early ...

Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio – died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey), American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrial...

Thompson, Maria M.

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Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939

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Astronomer, superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, and president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From the description of Henry S. Pritchett papers, 1876-1967 (bulk 1900-1939). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061298 Biographical Note 1857, Apr. 16 Born, Fayette, Mo. 1875 A.B.,...

Keen, William W. (William Williams), 1837-1932

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Surgeon of Philadelphia. From the description of Letter, 1864, Jan. 27 : Philadelphia, to Dr. Brinton. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34847965 William Williams Keen (1837-1932) was a prominent neurological pathologist from Philadelphia, and the first brain surgeon in the United States. Keen gained national attention for his then-secret surgery performed on President Grover Cleveland in 1893. From the description of William Williams Keen's material related...

Martin, Thomas Commerford, 1856-1924

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Morgan, Charles

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Epithet: Captain; of Jamaica British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x000125 Epithet: Lieutenant British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x000128 Epithet: General; of Add MS 4107 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x0001cb Epithet: Lord Li...

De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961

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Lee De Forest was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on August 26, 1873. He was a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University in 1896 and received a Ph.D. from Yale in 1899. He was an important contributor in the development of wireless telegraphy in the United States. He started multiple radio broadcasting companies and patented 300 inventions in his lifetime. In 1904, he was awarded the gold medal at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. He died on June 30, 1961. F...

Jeans, James, 1877-1946

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Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Smith's Prizeman, 1900. Fellow of Trinity, 1901. University lecturer in mathematics, 1904. Professor of Applied Mathematics, Princeton University, 1905-1909. F. R. S., 1906. Secretary Royal Society. Royal Medallist, 1919. Knighted, 1928. O. M., 1939. From the description of Papers and 11 miscellaneous items from other series, 1896-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84865346 ...

Barringer, Daniel Moreau, 1860-1929

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Mallinckrodt, Edward, 1845-1928.

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Ayrton, W. E. (William Edward), 1847-1908

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Mottelay, Paul Fleury, 1841-

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International Electrotechnical Commission

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General Electric Company

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Founded 1892. Corporate interests include: Broadcasting; Electric Components; Household Appliances; Lighting Equipment; Motors; Telecommunications; Electromedical Industry. From the description of Technical records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84865339 Founded 1892. From the description of General Electric Company in Camden, N.J., collection, 1878-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979711 Schenectady, NY. From the description of Electr...

Steinmetz, Charles Proteus, 1865-1923

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Electrical engineer and inventor. From the description of Papers, 1922. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50753002 Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a German-American mathematician and electrical engineer. He fostered the development of alternating current that made possible the expansion of the electric power industry in the United States, formulating mathematical theories for engineers. He made ground-breaking discoveries in the understanding of hysteresis that ena...

Coolidge, William David, 1873-1975

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William David Coolidge is well known for his contributions to X-ray machines and his work with tungsten filaments. He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory (1932-1940). Born on Oct. 23, 1873 in Boston MA, he obtained BS in Electrical Engineering, from MIT in 1896 and a PhD in Physics from the University of Leipzig in Germany in 1899. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences....

Meadowcroft, Wm. H. (William Henry), 1853-

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Stuart, George

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Epithet: Lord d'Aubigny British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000571.0x0001df George Stuart was born circa 1715, He held the Chair of Humanity at Edinburgh University between 1741 and 1775. Between 1747 and 1763 he also held the office of Librarian but he was said 'to have been inefficient in his management of the Library'. Stuart was the father of Dr. Gilbert Stuart (1742-1786), the historian and reviewer. Professor...

Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Bragg, William Henry, 1862-1942

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Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. B. A. as 3rd Wrangler 1884. Professor at Adelaide University 1886-1908. Cavendish Professor at Leeds, 1909-1915. Quain Professor of Physics at University of London 1915-1923. Received Nobel Prize 1915 (with his son William Lawrence Bragg F. R. S. 1921). F. R. S. 1907. Rumford Medal 1907. Copley Medal 1930. C. B. E. 1917. K. B. E. 1920. O. M. 1931. Hughes Medal Royal Society 1931. President Royal Society 1935. Director of Royal Institution of Great Britain ...

Rawle, Francis, 1846-1930

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Francis Rawle was an attorney in Philadelphia. From the description of Letter and memo to Horace Howard Furness and Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1911-1929. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155884463 ...

Thomson-Houston Electrical Co.

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Pratt, Joseph Hyde, 1870-1942

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Mining engineer; mineralogist; geologist; and educator. From the description of Joseph Hyde Pratt papers, 1889-1942 (bulk 1915-1942) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24095753 Joseph Hyde Pratt (1870-1942), a native of Hartford, Conn., received his bachelor's degree from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University in 1893. In 1892 and in subsequent summers he was employed by the North Carolina Geological Survey, with S. L. Penfield and under Joseph Austin...

Barker, George F. (George Frederick), 1835-1910

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Yale, (1858); Sc.D. (hon.), U. of Pennsylvania, (1898); professor of chemistry and physics, Penn, (1872-1900); distinguished author and editor of scientific journals. From the description of Papers, 1870-1890. (University of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122480059 ...

Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972

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Astronomer (galaxies, photometry, spectroscopy) and administrator. Astronomer, Mount Wilson Observatory, 1914-1921; director, Harvard Observatory, 1921-1952; on the astronomy faculty at Harvard from 1952. From the description of Papers [microform], 1910-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80523781 Harlow Shapley (1885-1972) was an astronomer. Shapley served as director of the Harvard College Observatory and was a professor at Harvard University, eventually he became the Pai...

Jeffcott, Henry Homan, d. 1937

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Lovejoy, Jesse Robert

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Stratton, Samuel Wesley 1861-1931

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Dercum, Francis X. (Francis Xavier), 1856-1931

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Francis Xavier Dercum, a teacher, philosopher and physician, served as President of the APS, 1892. From the guide to the Physiology of the Mind, [1922], 1892, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Todd, David.

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Thomson, Elihu, 1853-1937

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Electrician, inventor with 700 patents under his name; winner of many honors, prizes, and medals. From the description of Letter to S[amuel] S[ydney] McClure, 1894 February 3. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55132441 Thomson joined the staff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1894, served as Acting President of the Institute, 1920-1922, and was a member of the MIT Corporation for many years....

Whitney, Willis Rodney, 1868-1958

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Pickering, William Henry, 1858-1912

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Jackson, Dugald C. (Dugald Caleb), 1865-1951

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Miller, Dayton Clarence, 1866-1941

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Professor of physics at Case Institute of Technology, involved in theoretical physics and the development of complicated techniques for the quanitatitive measurement of physical phenomena, including the velocity of light in magnetic fields, the expansion of gases, the ether drift, interferometer applications, the photographic registration of sound waves and the quality of musical sounds; and a pioneer in the study of x-rays, radium, and wireless telegraphy. From the description of Pa...

Hewitt, George Watson, 1841-1916

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Crompton, Robert E.

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Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957

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Research chemist and physicist, General Electric Co. from 1909. Nobel Prize for Chemistry, 1932. From the description of Pathological science [sound recording] : an address to General Electric's Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Colloquium; 1953 December 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83715356 Chemist. From the description of Papers of Irving Langmuir, 1871-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449037 Biographical Note ...

Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974

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Physicist, engineer, government official, and science administrator. From the description of Vannevar Bush papers, 1901-1974 (bulk 1932-1955). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980014 Administrator, engineer. From the description of Reminiscences of Vannevar Bush : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569580 Biographical Note ...

Riche, George W.

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Mendenhall, Thomas C. (Thomas Corwin), 1910-1998

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Thomas C. Mendenhall was the recognized authority on the history of American collegiate rowing. From the description of Thomas C. Mendenhall collection, 1872-1994. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 54978915 Thomas Corwin Mendenhall was born on June 14, 1910 in Chicago, IL to Charles E. Mendenhall, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin and Dorothy Reed Mendenhall, an 1895 graduate of Smith College and noted pediatrician. ...