Karl K. Darrow
Karl Kelchner Darrow (born November 25, 1891 in Chicago , † June 7, 1982 in New York City ) was an American physicist and longtime secretary of the American Physical Society .
Life
Darrow graduated from the University of Chicago with a bachelor's degree in 1911 and a Ph.D. in 1917. with an experimental thesis on thermodynamics with Robert A. Millikan . He then went into industry at Western Electric and in 1925 at Bell Telephone Laboratories , where he worked until his retirement in 1956. In 1924 he became a Fellow of the American Physical Society and in 1925 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . His main task at Bell Laboratories was the information and training of the scientific staff on the latest developments in physical research. He has written a variety of articles, including the Bell System Technical Journal , and several books.
From 1941 to 1967 he was secretary of the American Physical Society . In 1936 Darrow was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society . Since 1964 he was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1960 he received the Karl Taylor Compton Gold Medal from the American Physical Society.
Fonts (selection)
- Karl K. Darrow: Introduction to Contemporary Physics . D. Van Nostrand, 1926.
- Karl K. Darrow: Electrical Phenomena in Gases . 1st edition. Williams & Wilkins, 1932, p. 492 .
- Karl K. Darrow: The Renaissance of Physics . 1st edition. Macmillan, New York 1936, pp. 306 .
- Karl K. Darrow: Atomic Energy . John Wiley, New York 1948, p. 80 .
literature
- WW Havens Jr .: Karl K. Darrow (Obituary) . In: Physics Today . tape 35 , no. 11 , 1982, pp. 83-84 , doi : 10.1063 / 1.2914862 .
Web links
- Sandy Johnson: Inside the Papers of Karl K. Darrow. American Institute of Physics, accessed July 5, 2018 .
- Karl K. Darrow in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved August 11, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ^ Historic Fellows: Karl Darrow. (No longer available online.) American Association for the Advancement of Science, archived from the original on July 5, 2018 ; accessed on July 5, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Member History: Karl Kelchner Darrow. American Philosophical Society, accessed July 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter D. (PDF; 575 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved July 5, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Darrow, Karl K. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Darrow, Karl Kelchner (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1982 |
| Place of death | New York City |