Crank theories collection, 1925-1961.

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Crank theories collection, 1925-1961.

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Pamphlets; reprints; books; correspondence. The collection consists primarily of unsolicited printed matter and accompanying correspondence sent to Bridgman as a prominent scientist and Nobel Prize winner in physics. Maintained separately by Bridgman, these materials propose alternative, usually extremely unorthodox, theories as to the nature of matter, spacetime, the elements, magnetism, electricity, atomic theory, and the relationship of the Newtonian and Einsteinian views of the universe, including many which concern the concept of the "ether." The collection also contains a small number of reprints and conference proceedings on the topics of metallurgy and nuclear structure.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Bridgman, P.W. (Percy Williams), 1882-1961

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Percy Williams Bridgman (1882-1961), was a physicist.  His contributions to the field concern the effects of high pressures on materials and their thermodynamic behavior, contributions that would not have been possible without the equipment, particularly a seal, that he invented himself.  He also contributed to crystallography, electrical conduction in metals, and the philosophy of modern physics.  He was a Nobel laureate in physics (1946) and recipient of many other honors.  He earned his Harva...