compton karl (16 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, March 23 (weekend sale item)* [19] pp., original printed paper wrappers, very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Zustand: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (Science, Engineering, History).

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Risse; Gebogener Buchrücken; Farbveränderung durch Alter/Sonne.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 78 pages. 8.35x5.35x0.47 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, March 23 (weekend sale item)* 2 volumes, 303 494 pp., Paperbacks, ex library, else texts clean and bindings tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrations Throughout (illustrator). First Edition. 124 Pp. Illustrated Wrappers. Lightly Used, Short Tears At Top And Bottom F Spine Edge.

Illustrated Wrappers. Zustand: Very Good +. Illustrations Throughout (illustrator). First Edition. 124 Pp. Illustrated Wrappers. Lightly Used, Light Center Crease, Tear On First Page Of Ads.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. 1st Edition. 66 Pp. Gray Boards. First Ediiton, Hardcover Issue, One Of An Unstated But Small Printing. Very Slight Wear, Covers Fading At Edges, All Lettering Strong. With A Presentation Christmas Card From John M Campbell Of Mit, And Ownership Signature Of Arthur A. Vuylsteke.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Illustrations Throughout (illustrator). First Edition. 124 Pp. Illustrated Wrappers. Lightly Used.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Zustand: Gut. Alle Bücher & Medienartikel von Book Broker sind stets in gutem & sehr gutem gebrauchsfähigen Zustand. Unser Produktfoto entspricht dem hier angebotenen Artikel, dieser weist folgende Merkmale auf: Altersentsprechend nachgedunkelte/saubere Seiten in fester Bindung. Einband leicht belesen/bestoßen. Einband leicht staubfleckig. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 204.

First Edition. 27 x 22 cm 140 pp with colour and b&w illustrations throughout. German text. Wrappers, very good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by the MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. No Date (1945). 19 pgs. Ex-library item with library boards and library bookplate present to the reverse of the front board and blindstamp present to the front wrapper. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Foxing present. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Karl Taylor Compton played a significant role in US national security, particularly in scientific and military matters, during and after World War II. He was involved in the development of radar and the atomic bomb, served on key advisory committees, and advocated for universal military training. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

46 signed letters [34 TLS, 12 ALS] comprising decades of correspondence between Frederick Gardner Cottrell and various notable figures of his day in U.S. politics, the international science community, and academia. All letters are housed in new archival mylar sleeves. Cottrell was a notable chemist, inventor, and philanthropist, best known today for his invention of the electrostatic precipitator - one of the first inventions to combat air pollution - and his founding of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, which used the revenue from the electrostatic precipitator to fund further scientific research, and continues to do so today. While best remembered for these feats, Cottrell had a long and influential career both in the U.S. Federal Government and as a science consultant. He was well known nationally and internationally - in industry, in government, and in academia - for his support of and contributions to new ideas and new talent within the scientific community. The letters, which span from 1901-1941, track Cottrell over the course of 40 years, and evidence the many relationships he had over that period with some of the most influential people of the time. These include a letter of introduction from Alexander Graham Bell, a discussion of chemistry with Thomas Edison, replies from two Nobel Prize winning scientists - the discoverer of the noble gasses, William Ramsay, and discoverer of the electron, J. J. Thomson - to Cottrell's request to study in their labs, and exchanges with two presidents, Herbert Hoover and Woodrow Wilson. Other letters show his personal interactions with leading scientists of his day (Robert J. Van de Graaff, Georges Claude, George E. Hale) and heads of industry (Henry L. Doherty, Ivy Lee), and track the path of his career through his time as the director of the Bureau of Mines; to chairman of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology on the National Research Council; to head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Lab, and beyond. These letters, the vast majority of which were sent by these notable figures to Cottrell, evidence his expertise, the depth and breadth of his professional interests, and his eagerness to collaborate and share research and ideas, coming together to trace the life of a man whose work was and continues to be consequential to the advancement of science as a whole. CONTENTS: 1-Page TLS from inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell to a Mr. Fish, dated December 20, 1911, introducing Cottrell to him. In Very Good condition. In this letter, Bell is writing in his capacity as Regent of the Smithsonian Institution. On 1331 Connecticut Avenue letterhead. Faintly creased, with mild wrinkling along the edges. Signed in black ink by Bell: "Alexander Graham Bell". 1-page TLS from inventor of the light bulb Thomas Edison to Cottrell dated January 13, 1925, discussing the unexpected results of a past chemistry experiment of his in relation to the generation of ammonia. In Very Good condition. TLS is on Edison's personal letterhead ("From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison"). Lightly age toned, with some wrinkling and small closed tears along the top edge. Faintly creased from past folding. Signed by Edison in black ink: "Thos. A. Edison". Includes a lightly soiled 1-page facsimile of Cottrell's reply. 2-page ALS from Nobel Prize winning physicist Joseph John Thomson to an unnamed recipient, likely Cottrell, dated July 6, 1901, discussing the possibility of Cottrell coming to study at Thomson's lab. In Very Good condition. In 1901, Cottrell would have been studying in Europe at the University of Berlin, seeking to study in the laboratory of an accomplished scientist. Thomson was already a figure of some renown for his 1897 discovery of the electron, which represented the first identification of a subatomic particle, and would be awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physics in recognition of his work. ALS is on Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge letterhead, and shows a faint crease across the middle and light pencil writing in the top margin of the first page. Small red pencil mark beneath letterhead. Signed in black ink by Thomson: "J. J. Thomson". 1-page ALS from Nobel Prize winning chemist William Ramsay to an unnamed recipient, likely Cottrell, dated 14th August, 1901, in which Ramsay says there is no availability for Cottrell to study in his lab. In Very Good condition. As with the letter from J. J. Thomson, Cottrell would have been studying in Europe at the University of Berlin at the time this letter was sent. In 1901, Ramsay was just a few years away from his landmark 1904 discovery of argon, the first identified noble gas, which would earn him the 1904 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and lead to the development of a new section of the periodic table. ALS is lightly toned along the edges, faintly creased, with a similar red pencil mark in the top margin. Signed by Ramsay in black ink: "W. Ramsay". 1-page TLS from U.S. President Herbert Hoover to Cottrell, dated September 17, 1920. In Very Good minus condition. Brief letter of thanks for Cottrell's forwarding another person's letter to Hoover. On Hoover's personal letterhead. Faintly stamped, "Received / 1920 Sep 18 / Interior Department Bureau of Mines / Washington D.C.". Small rust marks and light wrinkling along the top margin; faintly creased. Signed in black ink by Hoover: "Herbert Hoover". Two 1-page TLS's from Herbert Hoover, each part of an exchange with Cottrell. In Very Good condition. Includes a 2-page facsimile of Cottrell's response. First Hoover TLS sent February 5, 1926; Cottrell's response sent February 8, 1926; Hoover's second TLS sent February 12, 1926. In his first letter, Hoover asks Cottrell about the potential improper investigation of a new method of creating aluminum by the Bureau of Mines. In the second letter, Hoover thanks Cottrell for clearing up the issue. Hoover's letters are on Department of Commerce letterhead. Letters show fa.

Heft. Zustand: Gut. S. 191-257, 26cm Zustand: Vorderseite mit Stempel, sehr gut --- Inhalt: Irving Langmuir (1881-1957) war ein US-amerikanischer Chemiker und Physiker. 1932 erhielt er den Nobelpreis für Chemie.; Karl Taylor Compton (1887-1954) war ein US-amerikanischer Physiker. Er war Experimentalphysiker und befasste sich mit Elektronik und Spektroskopie. ; englischer Text, 11 figures, 220 Formeln KK Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 200 Sonderdruck aus Reviews of modern physics. Vol. 3, No. 2.

(25,5 x 18 cm). SS. (123)-242/ SS. (191)-345. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Original-Broschuren. Erste Ausgabe. - Mit den Untertiteln: I. Survey of fundamental processes. und II. Fundamental phenomena in electrical discharges. - Karl Taylor Compton (1887-1954), Bruder von Arthur Holly Compton, war von 1930 bis 1948 Präsident des Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). - Einbände mit Stempel und geringen Gebrauchspuren, sonst gut erhalten.

American physicist noted for his research on X-ray photography and photoelectricity. TLS, 1p, 5 3/4" X 7 3/4", Cambridge, MA, 1940 October 8. Addressed to noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar Arnold Gates (1914-93). Near fine. On letterhead of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (of which Compton served as president, 1930-48), Compton sends thanks for "Your very kind note of birthday greetings. In these days where every one is so busy and there is so much to think about it is reassuring to know that personal relationships and kindly acts can still flourish." Comes with a superb 8½" X 9" half-length glossy portrait of Compton.