University of Wisconsin--River Falls.
A brief history of the physics program at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, 2008.
Brief summary of the founding and development of the physics programs at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. Includes a comprehensive list of the faculty, as well as a timeline of significant events in the history of the department, from 1875 to 2008.
The University of Wisconsin - River Falls (UWRF) was founded in 1874 as a state Normal school. Physics was first taught in 1875, and the Physics Department was established in 1915. The physics major was approved in 1935 with the first physics major graduating in 1936. In 1965, Curt Larson became the first Ph.D. physicist to teach at River Falls. The post-Sputnik boom struck UW River Falls and the physics program rapidly expanded, in parallel with the overall growth of the University.
University of Wisconsin--River Falls.
Institutional History
Physics -- Study and teaching (Higher)
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA