King's College (University of London). Maxwell Society.
King's College Maxwell Society records, 1939-1970.
The records consist of minutes, correspondence, programs and signature books. These notably include the manuscript minutes of the Society, 1947-1950, summarizing the title and content of lectures on subjects ranging from the development of the calculating machine to 'reasoning automata' or the early theory of intelligent computers, and to the possibility of interplanetary travel. The minutes include the period of the Secretaryship of Peter Ware Higgs, a leading authority on the behavior of elementary particles. Also includes annual reports, accounts, secretary's reports, attendance registers, and a presentation copy of Cyril Domb ed., "Clerk Maxwell and Modern Science" (London, 1963).
The Maxwell Society was founded around 1935 by Sir Edward Victor Appleton, Wheatstone Professor of Physics at the University of London, 1924-1936, and was named in honor of the pioneering physicist, James Clerk Maxwell, Professor of Natural Philosophy at King's College London, between 1860 and 1865. It was established to promote knowledge of physics among students of King's. Events included lectures delivered by distinguished speakers on a wide variety of subjects; study visits to research laboratories, etc., and other social activities. The Society remains active.
King's College (University of London) -- Societies, etc.
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Minutes. aat
Higgs, Peter Ware.
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King's College. King's College Archives. Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK England