Purdue University. Department of Physics.
Purdue Physics Centennial: A Century of Science, 2004.
A commemorative publication outlining the history of the first 100 years (1904-2004) of the Purdue University Department of Physics. Includes: a listing of current faculty and staff; many photographs of staff and students from past and present; historical essays by Solomon Gartenhaus, Arnold Tubis, David Cassidy, Ralph Bray, Anna Akelely, Ben Mottelson, among other contributors; essays on Karl Lark-Horovitz, the Purdue cyclotron, Harry K. Daghlian, Seymour Benzer; lists of past recipients of M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, along with thesis titles, as well as lists of past B.S. recipients from the Purdue physics program.
Purdue University is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The university was founded on May 6, 1869 as a land-grant university with a focus on science, technology, and agriculture, and the first classes were held on September 16, 1874. The subject of physics was taught since the beginning of the university, but the Department of Physics was not founded until 1904. The first departmental staff consisted of one professor, one assistant professor, two instructors and two assistants. The turning point for the advancement of the Purdue physics program came later, with the arrival of Karl Lark-Horovitz in 1928. Lark-Horovitz recruited a new eurpopean staff , invited prominent physicists as visiting lecturers, and initiated the construction of a Cyclotron on the campus. Today, the department continues a tradition of excellence in many areas of physics, including nuclear physics, high energy physics, and applied physics.
Purdue University. Department of Physics.
Physics -- Study and teaching.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA