American Association of Physics Teachers project : oral history, 1963.

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American Association of Physics Teachers project : oral history, 1963.

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Founding members discuss the formation of the American Association of Physics Teachers in 1930 and describe its relations with the American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics. Efforts to improve teaching methods and to achieve a balance between teaching and research; anecdotes and appraisals of leading American physicists, including Karl Compton, Arthur Compton, and F.K. Richtmyer. Participants and pagination: Homer L. Dodge, 47; Paul Klopsteg, 42; Frederic Palmer, 36; M.N. States, 31; D.L. Webster, 37.

Transcripts: 193 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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