Finding Aid to the Yuen Ren Chao student notes on lectures given by George Sarton, 1916-1918.Niels Bohr Library & Archives 1.0 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 USA nbl@aip.org
2009 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 CollectionChao, Yuen Ren, Yuen Ren Chao student notes on lectures given by George Sarton, 1916-1918. American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. 0.25 linear feet1 half manuscript box AR227 English Lecture notes taken by physics student Yuen Ren Chao. Selected Search Terms

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Chao, Yuen Ren, 1892- Sarton, George, 1884-1956. Harvard University. Physics. History. Biographical Note

Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982) was a Chinese physicist and linguist. After studying physics and mathematics at Cornell, he earned his doctorate in philosophy at Harvard, and began teaching mathematics at Cornell. In 1920 he returned to China to teach mathematics. An engagement to serve as interpreter to Bertrand Russell during his lecture tour in China rekindled an old interest in Chinese dialects, and prompted a decision to devote himself to the study of Chinese linguistics. For the next five years he studied linguistics in America and Europe, returning to China in 1925 to teach Chinese phonology.

Scope and Contents of Collection

This collection consists of notes taken by Yuen Ren Chao on lectures given by George Sarton at Harvard University in two courses, history of science and history of physics.

 Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

Series I: Lectures notes Access to Collection

Researchers 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 Collection

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Received from Y. R. Chao in 1964.

 Processing Information

Lara D'Agaro 2007.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Yuen Ren Chao student notes on lectures given by George Sarton. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

 Container List Series I: Lecture notes 11 Letter to AIP from Yuen Ren Chao, 1964 12 Sarton, George - History of Science, 1916-1917 13 Sarton, George - History of Science 2a, 1917-1918 14 Sarton, George - History of Science 2b, 1917-1918