Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925
Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1891-1921.
Materials by or related to Oliver Heaviside can be found in the following series: Manuscripts (General): 8 letters to Joseph Larmor (Larmor Letters); Miscellaneous Manuscripts: 7 items including letters to H. Rix, A. W. Porter, and G. E. C. Searle; Miscellaneous Correspondence: 6 items (mostly lettes to the Royal Society. Referees Reports: 3 reports by Heaviside on papers by (i) A. McAulay, (ii) K. Pearson and A. Lee; 3 reports on papers by Heaviside by (i) J. H. Poynting and J. J. Thomson, (ii) W. Burnside. [Topic: electo-magnetism, personal matters.]
Nephew of Sir Charles Wheatstone (F. R. S. 1836). Employed in the Great Northern Telegraph Co. in Newcastle-on-Tyne but was afflicted with deafness and retired in 1874. Moved to Torquay where he studied electicity and telephony. Hon. member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers and Faraday Medallist. F. R. S. 1891.
Larmor, Joseph, 1857-1942
Thomson, J. J. (Joseph John), 1856-1940
Royal Society (Great Britain) -- Records and correspondence.
Electromagnetism.
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Papers. aat
Burnside, W.
Lee, A.
McAulay, A.
Pearson, K.
Porter, A. W.
Poynting, J. H. (John Henry), 1852-1914.
Rix, H.
Searle, G. E. C.
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