Finding Aid to the Leonard B. Loeb student notebooks, 1914-1915Niels 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 CollectionLoeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891- Leonard B. Loeb student notebooks 1914-1915 American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. 1.5 linear feet3 manuscript box(s) AR174 English Lecture notes were taken by Leonard B. Loeb while a student of Albert A. Michelson and Robert A. Millikan at the University of Chicago. Selected Search Terms

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Loeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891- Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1852-1931. Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953. University of Chicago. Electricity. Electromagnetic theory. Electrons. Light, Wave theory of. Magnetism. Mechanics. Physical optics. Quantum theory. Radiation. Thermodynamics. Wave motion, Theory of. Biographical Note

Physicist (electrical phenomena, gaseous electronics, atomic and molecular physics). On the physics faculty at University of California at Berkeley from 1923; consultant, United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, 1945-1955; member, subcommittee on physics, National Research Council, 1928-1938. Died in 1978.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Lecture notes were taken by Loeb while a student of Albert A. Michelson, and Robert A. Millikan at the University of Chicago. Courses taught by Michelson include classes in mechanics and wave motion, physical optics, electromagnetic theory of light, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Courses taught by Millikan include electron theory, thermodynamics and radiation, "Physics 12," Physics 43," and quantum theory.

 Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

Series I: Student notes

This series is arranged chronologically.

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Provenance and Acquisition Information

 Processing Information

Lara D'Agaro 2007.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Leonard B. Loeb student notebooks. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

 Container List Series I: Student notes 11 Electron Theory III, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, Spring 1914 12 Electron Theory III, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, loose notes from notebook, Spring 1914 13 Mechanics and wave motion, Professor A.A. Michelson, Spring 1914 14 Electron theory, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, Winter 1915 15 Electron Theory IV, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, Winter 1915 16 Electron Theory IV, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, loose notes from notebook, Winter 1915 17 Thermodynamics and radiation, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, Spring 1915 21 Electricity and magnetism, Professor A.A. Michelson, undated 22 Electricity and magnetism, Professor A.A. Michelson, loose notes from notebook, undated 23 Electromagnetic theory of light, Professor A.A. Michelson, undated 24 Kinetic Theory, notes mailed by M. Hines-Loeb, undated 25 Notes, Professor A.A. Michelson, undated 26 Mechanics and wave motion, undated 27 Physical Optics, Professor A.A. Michelson, undated 28 Physical Optics, Professor A.A. Michelson, loose notes from notebook, undated 31 Physics 12, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, undated 32 Physics 12, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, loose notes from notebook, undated 33 Physics 35, Professor A.A. Michelson, undated 34 Physics 35, Professor A.A. Michelson, loose notes from notebook, undated 35 Quantum Theory, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, undated 36 Quantum Theory, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, loose notes from notebook, undated 37 Thermodynamics, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, undated 38 Thermodynamics, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, undated