Autobiographical notes, ca. 1962.

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Autobiographical notes, ca. 1962.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78908800

Smyth describes his ancestry as an influence on his scientific interests, his college work at Princeton University, his research during World War I, his graduate work at Harvard University, an instructorship at Princeton, electromotive force investigations, research on electric dipole moments of molecules in liquids, the influence of various colleagues, his research approach, sports and hobbies, outstanding students, and further war work.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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