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Series I: Student notesLeonard B. Loeb student notebooks, 1914-1915
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Loeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891-
Size of collection
1.5 linear feet
3 manuscript box(s)
Short description of collection
Lecture notes were taken by Leonard B. Loeb while a student of Albert A. Michelson and Robert A. Millikan at the University of Chicago.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR174
Biographical Note
Physicist (electrical phenomena, gaseous electronics, atomic and molecular physics). On the physics faculty at University of California at Berkeley from 1923; consultant, United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, 1945-1955; member, subcommittee on physics, National Research Council, 1928-1938. Died in 1978.
Scope and Contents of Collection
Lecture notes were taken by Loeb while a student of Albert A. Michelson, and Robert A. Millikan at the University of Chicago. Courses taught by Michelson include classes in mechanics and wave motion, physical optics, electromagnetic theory of light, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Courses taught by Millikan include electron theory, thermodynamics and radiation, "Physics 12," Physics 43," and quantum theory.
Restrictions on Use and Access
Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/item-request.
Selected Search Terms
These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
Persons
Loeb, Leonard B. (Leonard Benedict), 1891-
Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1852-1931.
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953.
Institutions
Subject terms
Electricity.
Electromagnetic theory.
Electrons.
Light, Wave theory of.
Magnetism.
Mechanics.
Physical optics.
Quantum theory.
Radiation.
Thermodynamics.
Wave motion, Theory of.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into a single series:
- Series I: Student notes
This series is arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Leonard B. Loeb student notebooks. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the Leonard B. Loeb student notebooks, 1914-1915
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2009
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2007. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
Series I: Student notes
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Electron Theory III, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, Spring 1914 |
| Folder 2 | Electron Theory III, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, loose notes from notebook, Spring 1914 |
| Folder 3 | Mechanics and wave motion, Professor A.A. Michelson, Spring 1914 |
| Folder 4 | Electron theory, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, Winter 1915 |
| Folder 5 | Electron Theory IV, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, Winter 1915 |
| Folder 6 | Electron Theory IV, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, loose notes from notebook, Winter 1915 |
| Folder 7 | Thermodynamics and radiation, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, Spring 1915 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Electricity and magnetism, Professor A.A. Michelson, undated |
| Folder 2 | Electricity and magnetism, Professor A.A. Michelson, loose notes from notebook, undated |
| Folder 3 | Electromagnetic theory of light, Professor A.A. Michelson, undated |
| Folder 4 | Kinetic Theory, notes mailed by M. Hines-Loeb, undated |
| Folder 5 | Notes, Professor A.A. Michelson, undated |
| Folder 6 | Mechanics and wave motion, undated |
| Folder 7 | Physical Optics, Professor A.A. Michelson, undated |
| Folder 8 | Physical Optics, Professor A.A. Michelson, loose notes from notebook, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Physics 12, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, undated |
| Folder 2 | Physics 12, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, loose notes from notebook, undated |
| Folder 3 | Physics 35, Professor A.A. Michelson, undated |
| Folder 4 | Physics 35, Professor A.A. Michelson, loose notes from notebook, undated |
| Folder 5 | Quantum Theory, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, undated |
| Folder 6 | Quantum Theory, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, loose notes from notebook, undated |
| Folder 7 | Thermodynamics, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, undated |
| Folder 8 | Thermodynamics, Professor Robert Andrews Millikan, undated |