Ernest Merritt early American Physical Society movies, 1930-1934
| Abstract/Description: | Early movies from Ernest Merritt that include: 1) American Physical Society (APS) Ithaca meeting June 18-21, 1930; 2) picnic at Buttermilk Falls; 3) Sir William Bragg; 4) Making sound film of Sir William Bragg, Arthur Compton, Karl Compton; 5) Professor Pegram wins at tennis; 6) Physics picnic, 1932, Nichols, Merritt, Bedell (Physical Review established by Nichols in 1894 at Cornell. After its transfer to the Physical Society, was headed by Nichols, Merritt, then Bedell, from 1913 to 1922); 7) casting 200 inch Palomar mirror at Corning, 1934; 8) Cornell crew; shell moves more slowly while crew is pulling. |
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| Subject(s): | Bedell, Frederick, 1868- Sir Bragg, William Lawrence, 1890-1971 Compton, Arthur Holly, 1892-1962 Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954 Merritt, Ernest, 1865-1948 Nichols, E. L. (Edward Leamington), 1854-1937 Pegram, George Braxton, 1876-1958 American Physical Society Cornell University Corning Glass Works |
| Date Issued: | 1930 |
| Title: | Ernest Merritt early American Physical Society movies, 1930-1934. | |
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| Name(s): |
Merritt, Ernest, 1865-1948 American Physical Society |
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| Type of Resource: | moving image | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1930 | |
| Physical Form: |
video recording videorecording videocassette 16 mm film |
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| Extent: | 1 film reel. | |
| Abstract/Description: | Early movies from Ernest Merritt that include: 1) American Physical Society (APS) Ithaca meeting June 18-21, 1930; 2) picnic at Buttermilk Falls; 3) Sir William Bragg; 4) Making sound film of Sir William Bragg, Arthur Compton, Karl Compton; 5) Professor Pegram wins at tennis; 6) Physics picnic, 1932, Nichols, Merritt, Bedell (Physical Review established by Nichols in 1894 at Cornell. After its transfer to the Physical Society, was headed by Nichols, Merritt, then Bedell, from 1913 to 1922); 7) casting 200 inch Palomar mirror at Corning, 1934; 8) Cornell crew; shell moves more slowly while crew is pulling. | |
| Note(s): |
For use and additional information about this collection please contact nbl@aip.org. Digitized video available on CD-rom. Digital master copy saved to preservation server, 2014. Loan copies may be made from digital copy. Ernest Merritt - Professor of physics. Graduated from Cornell University in 1886 as an electrical engineer, and joined the staff as an instructor in 1889. He became the first dean of the Cornell Graduate School in 1909, and resigned in 1914 in order to return to teaching. He was head of the department from 1919-1935. Merritt was also one of the founders and first editors of the Physical Review, first secretary and president of the American Physical Society, and was an active member of many other scientific groups. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bedell, Frederick, 1868- Sir Bragg, William Lawrence, 1890-1971 Compton, Arthur Holly, 1892-1962 Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954 Merritt, Ernest, 1865-1948 Nichols, E. L. (Edward Leamington), 1854-1937 Pegram, George Braxton, 1876-1958 American Physical Society Cornell University Corning Glass Works |
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| Library Classification: | AV 2014-1397 | |
| Held by: | American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA | |
| Restrictions on Access: | Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. Permission to cite from this collection is required in advance. Please cite as: Ernest Merritt early American Physical Society movies [video recording], 1930-1934. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA. | |
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