Finding Aid to the Bergen Davis notebooks, 1898-1912.Publisher:American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives Encoding Information:Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2007. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process. Finding aid is written in English Description of the CollectionRepository:American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. Title and dates of collection:Bergen Davis notebooks, 1898-1912. Papers created by:Davis, Bergen, Size of collection:1.75 linear feet Short description of collection:Student notebooks and experimental notebooks from Bergen Davis. Language(s) of material:English Selected Search TermsThese papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms. Biographical NoteBergen Davis (1869—1958) attended Rutgers College, where he earned his B.S. degree in 1896. He then attended Columbia University, studying with Drs. Robert S. Woodward and Ogden N. Rood. He earned his degree of Master of Arts in physics in 1900, and in 1901 began an appointment as Assistant in Physics at Columbia. He earned his Ph.D. in physics from Columbia in 1901, then went overseas to study in Gottingen with Reiche and Cavendish Laboratory with J.J. Thomson. He returned to Columbia in 1903 as Tutor in Physics, and held appointments as Instructor from 1907 to 1909, as Adjunct Professor from 1909 to 1913, as Associate Professor from 1913 to 1919, and as Professor of Physics from 1919 until his retirement in 1939, when he was appointed Professor Emeritus of Physics. He was known for his work in X-rays, ionization and discharge through gases. [condensed from "A Biographical Memoir," by Harold W. Webb] Scope and Contents of CollectionStudent notebooks and experimental notebooks. The student notebooks (1899-1905) consist of lecture and laboratory notes taken by Davis while a student at Columbia University, the University of Göttingen, and Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory. Courses and professors at Columbia University include Mechanics, taught by Robert S. Woodward; Light Theory, by William Hallock; and Electronics and Magnetism, by Michael I. Pupin. At the University of Göttingen courses included Mechanics, taught by R.G. Weber; Basic Mechanics and Magnetism, taught by Woldemar Voigt; and Electric Phenomena, by Carl V.E. Reicke, as well as other courses (teachers unidentified) on thermodynamics, the theory of gases, and electric phenomena in gases. At the Cavendish Laboratory courses included Electrodynamics, taught by Sir Joseph Larmor, and Hydrodynamics by Sir George Stokes. The experimental notebooks (1899-1900) are for work done while a research fellow at Columbia University in the fields of electricity and magnetism, electron dynamics, and circuit equations. Organization and Arrangement of CollectionThis collection is organized in a single series:
This series is arranged chronologically. Access to CollectionResearchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html. Restrictions on Use of CollectionProvenance and Acquisition InformationProcessing InformationThis collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007. Preferred Citation of CollectionBox [number], Folder [number], Bergen Davis notebooks, 1899-1912. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA. Container List
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