United States
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Rowland papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0006
Abstract
Henry Augustus Rowland (November 27, 1848 – April 16, 1901) was an American physicist. Between 1899 and 1901 he served as the first president of the American Physical Society. The collection spans the years 1793 to 1970, but the bulk of the material is that created by Rowland and dates from 1868 to 1901. The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, research notebooks, lab notes and calculations, patents and agreements, lectures, writings, bills and receipts, reprints, and newspaper...
Dates:
1793-1970
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University Joseph Sweetman Ames collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0061
Abstract
Joseph Sweetman Ames became Director of the Physical Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in 1901. He taught until becoming provost of the University in 1926 and president from 1929 to 1935. This collection largely consists of speeches and lectures given at Johns Hopkins, but also includes correspondence, photographs, reprints, and biographical information.
Dates:
1888-1968
Found in:
Special Collections