Rowland (Henry Augustus) papers, 1793-1970.

Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company.

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Industrialist and inventor of the compressed air brake George Westinghouse incorporated the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company in 1891. With its giant factory located in East Pittsburgh, Pa., the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company soon became the Edison General Electric Company's main rival in the contest to provide electricity to the United States. While Edison General Electric pioneered the generation and distribution of direct current (DC) electricity, Westinghou...

Abbe, Cleveland, 1838-1916

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Astronomer and meteorologist. From the description of Cleveland Abbe papers, 1850-1954 (bulk 1850-1916). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130912 Meteorologist. From the description of Cleveland Abbe papers, 1892-1906. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70939748 Biographical Note: Cleveland Abbe, astronomer and meteorologist, was the first, regular, official weather forecaster of the U.S. government and was an avid su...

Stokes, George Gabriel, Sir, 1819-1903

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Mathematician and physicist. From the description of Papers, 1846-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81407172 Entered Pembroke College, Cambridge and graduated as Senior Wrangler and lst Smith's prizeman in 1841. From 1849-1903 he was Lucasisn professor of mathematics at Cambridge. F. R. S. 1851. Secretary of the Royal Society 1854-1885. President of Royal Society 1885-1890. Copley Medal 1893. Rumford Medal 1852. M. P. for Cambridge University 1887-1891. Created Bart in 18...

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...

Mendenhall, Thomas C. (Thomas Corwin), 1841-1924

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Physicist and educator (geophysics, geodesy). On the faculty of Ohio State University in physics and mechanics, 1873-1884; and superintendent, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1889-1894. From the description of Papers, 1851-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154306263 At the time of this letter, Mendenhall was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. From the description of Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1889. (U...

Trowbridge, John, 1843-1923

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Hastings, Charles S. (Charles Sheldon), 1849-1932

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Ph.B., Yale, 1870, Ph.D., 1873; instructor in physics at Yale, 1871-1873; studied physics at Universities of Heidelberg and Berlin, 1873-1875 and at the Sorbonne, Paris, 1875-1876; assoc. prof. of physics, Johns Hopkins, 1876-1884; prof. of physics at Yale from 1884-1915, prof emeritus, 1915-1932. From the description of Charles Sheldon Hastings papers, 1869-1930 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702166287 Charles Hastings was born in Clinton, New York...

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...

Remsen, Ira, 1846-1927

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Chemist, co-discoverer of saccharin. From the description of Letters to Sylvester Baxter and S.S. McClure, 1887-1892. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50903196 Ira Remsen was a chemist and professor of chemistry at The Johns Hopkins University. He was born in New York City, Feb. 10, 1846. In accordance with his father's wishes, Remsen studied medicine, receiving the M.D. in 1867. In 1868 he abandoned medical practice to devote himself to...

Silliman, Justus M. (Justus Mitchell), 1842-1896

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Hasselberg, B. (Bernhard), 1848-1922

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Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931

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Albert Abraham Michelson (December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was an American physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light and especially for the Michelson–Morley experiment. In 1907, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first American to win the Nobel Prize in a science. He was also the founder and the first head of the physics department of the University of Chicago....

Northrup, Edwin F. (Edwin Fitch), 1866-1940.

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Rowland, Henry Augustus, 1848-1901

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Biographical Note: First professor of physics at the Johns Hopkins University. He married Henrietta Harrison in 1890, and they had three children Harriet, Henry, and Davidge. From the description of Rowland (Henry Augustus) papers, 1793-1970. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 49310918 Henry Augustus Rowland was a physicist and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1896. From the description of Scrapbook, [n.d.]. (American Philosophica...

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...

Wiegand, Henry H.

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Nichols, E. L. (Edward Leamington), 1854-1937

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Physics professor; president of American Association for the Advancement of Science. From the description of Edward L. Nichols letter to S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1892 Mar 10 (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 174963344 ...

Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899

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Othniel Charles Marsh was a paleontologist and was President of the National Academy of Science. From the description of Papers, 1817-1899. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122616238 From the guide to the Othniel Charles Marsh papers, 1817-1899, 1817-1899, (American Philosophical Society) Epithet: Professor of Palaeontology, Yale University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055...