John Trowbridge
John Trowbridge (born August 5, 1843 in Boston , Massachusetts , † February 18, 1923 ) was an American physicist at Harvard University .
John Trowbridge, son of a doctor, attended the Boston Latin School and the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University , where he graduated as Scientiae Baccalaureus in 1866 . At the Lawrence Scientific School , he first worked as a tutor for mathematics , before he received a first professorship (assistant professor) for physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1868 . In 1870 he moved back to Harvard University as an assistant professor , where he set up a laboratory (from which the Jefferson Physical Laboratory emerged ) and in 1873 obtained a Doctor of Science degree. In 1879 he was given a full professorship, and from 1888 he was succeeding Oliver Wolcott Gibbs Rumford Professor of the application of science to the useful arts .
Trowbridge dealt theoretically and experimentally with various aspects of fluid mechanics , electromagnetic spectra , electricity and electrophysiology, and telegraphy and telephony . Among other things, he developed novel galvanometers and a spark inductor . Trowbridge made a contribution to educating students through physical experimentation . William Duane , Charles Bingham Penrose , George W. Pierce and Benjamin Osgood Peirce were among his students. Trowbridge also worked with Wallace Clement Sabine , Samuel Sheldon , Theodore William Richards and Charles C. Hutchins . Trowbridge was a co-editor of the American Journal of Science .
Since 1871 Trowbridge was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , whose secretary he was from 1879 to 1884 and whose president he was from 1908 to 1915. Since 1876 he was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . In 1878 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences , in 1896 to the American Philosophical Society .
Trowbridge was married to Mary Louise Gray († 1907) since 1875, who brought a daughter into the marriage. Trowbridge himself had no biological children.
Fonts (selection)
- List of apparatus available for scientic researches involving accurate measurements, and contained in different American laboratories. With Wolcott Gibbs and Edward C. Pickering , 1879.
- The New Physics , 1884; ( Digitized version ).
- The Electrical Boy , 1891; ( Digitized version ).
- Three Boys on An Electrical Boat , 1894.
- What is electricity? 1896; ( Digitized version ).
- The Resolute Mr. Pansy , 1897; ( Digitized version ).
- Philip's Experiments in Electrical Science , 1898; ( Digitized version ).
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse , 1901; ( Digitized version ).
- The story of a wireless telegraph boy , 1908.
- The Advance in Electricity Since the Time of Franklin , 1922; ( Digitized version ).
literature
- Sketch of Professor John Trowbridge. In: Popular Science Monthly , April 26, 1885; ( Full text at Wikisource [English]).
- Edwin H. Hall: Biographical Memoir of John Trowbridge, 1843–1923 (PDF, 1.0 MB). In: Biographical Memoirs. National Academy of Sciences , 1930.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b J. S. Chamberlain: Universities and their sons. 1899.
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter T. (PDF; 432 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed April 14, 2018 .
- ^ Academy Leadership . American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org), accessed September 13, 2019 .
- ↑ John Trowbridge. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Member History. In: search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
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SURNAME | Trowbridge, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1843 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |
DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1923 |