Ingalls, Albert G. (Albert Graham)
Albert G. Ingalls pseudoscience collection, 1900-1990.
The Albert G. Ingalls psuedoscience collection primarily comprises collections of books and pamphlets assembled by Albert G. Ingalls while associate editor of Scientific American, and given to the MIT Libraries in 1940, with later additions. Much of the material rejects contemporary theories of physical sciences, particularly theoretical and planetary physics; a smaller portion builds upon contemporary science and explores hypotheses not yet accepted. A smaller portion of the collection consists of materials added in 1991 and collected by the MIT Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Astronomer. Served in World War I; later as an editor of "Scientific American," he conducted a regular column on amateur astronomy. Educated at Cornell University, Ingalls was a life-time enthusiast in astronomy and telescope-making. In his editorial capacity he corresponded with hundreds of amateur and professional astronomers and other scientists in the U.S. and many other countries.
Physics
Pseudoscience.
AIP-ICOS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections. M.I.T. Libraries, Rm. 14N-118, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA