Correspondence of Roman Smoluchowski, 1943-1947.

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Correspondence of Roman Smoluchowski, 1943-1947.

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Documents the efforts leading to the formation in 1947 of the Division of Solid State Physics of the American Physical Society (APS). Principally concerns the controversy over the form the proposed organization should take: an advisory committee, a committee on symposia, or a separate division within the Society. The constitutionality and mechanism of divisionalization is discussed. Collection also contains proposed bylaws, schematic diagrams of alternative organizational structures, manuscripts pertaining to the suggested division, lists of metal physicists, and printed APS material. Correspondents include: Karl K. Darrow, Saul Dushman, Thomas A. Reed, Frederick Seitz, William Shockley, Sidney L. Siegel, John H. Van Vleck, and Clarence Zener.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Reed, Thomas A., 1928-

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Van Vleck, J. H. 1899-

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Seitz, Frederick, 1911-2008

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Physicist. On the physics faculty at University of Rochester, 1935-1937; research physicist, General Electric Company, 1937-1939; on the physics faculty at University of Pennsylvania, 1939-1942; Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1942-1949; and University of Illinois, 1949-1965; president, National Academy of Sciences, 1962-1969; president, Rockefeller University, 1968-1978. From the description of Summary of 1987 conference: The Origins of Solid State Physics in Italy: 1945-1960, 198...

Siegel, Sidney L.

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American Physical Society. Division of Condensed Matter Physics

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Dushman, Saul, 1883-

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Dushman (1883-1954) was born in Russia and emigrated to the United States in 1891. In 1912, Dushman joined the Research Laboratory of General Electric Company (GE) where he spent the rest of his career with only one interruption; from 1922-1925, he served as director of the Research Division of the Edison Lamp Works. Dushman retired from GE in 1948. His principal interests included quantum mechanics, electromotive force, atomic structure, electron emission, unimolecular force, and high vacuums. ...

Shockley, William, 1910-1989

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Died 1989. From the description of Oral history interview with William Shockley, 1974 September 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78821004 American physicist. From the description of William Shockley miscellaneous papers, 1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871662 Professor of engineering at Stanford (1958-1975; emeritus 1975- ). Shockley was co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics, 1956. From the description of William Shockley paper...

Zener, Clarence, 1905-

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Physics professor at Carnegie Mellon University (1968-1993). Received A.B. from Stanford University and Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University (1929). Before teaching at CMU, he instructed at Washington University (1935-1937), City College, New York (1937-1940), Washington State College (1940-1942), University of Chicago (1945-1951), and Texas A&M University (1966-1968) where he served as Dean of the College of Science. Zener also served as associate director and later director of Westingh...

Darrow, Karl K. (Karl Kelchner), 1891-

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Physicist (science writer). Physicist, Western Electric Company, 1917-1924 and Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1925-1956; Secretary, American Physical Society, 1941-1966. Died 1982. From the description of Karl Kelchner Darrow Papers, 1872-1978, (bulk 1917-1972) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154306668 Physicist (science writer). Physicist with Western Electric Company, 1917-1924 and Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1925-1956; Secretary, American Physical Society, 1941-1966. Died 1...

American Physical Society Division of Solid State Physics

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The Division of Solid State Physics of the American Physical Society, was founded in 1947. In 1978, it was renamed the Division of Condensed Matter Physics. The object of the division is the advancement and diffusion of knowledge of the physics of condensed matter, and in particular of solid state. From the description of Correspondence of Roman Smoluchowski, 1943-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78844758 ...

Smoluchowski, Roman

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Roman Smoluchowski (1910-1996). From the description of Oral history interview with Roman Smoluchowski, 1982 August 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80170501 ...