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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as AuthorPublished as SubjectBergen Davis
Dates
March 31, 1869 – June 30, 1958
Authorized Form of Name
Davis, Bergen, 1869-1958
Biography
Abstract
Bergen Davis was a Professor of Physics at Columbia University (1903-1958). His work in the early 20th century overlapped the time when physics transitioned from classical to modern. Davis was particularly interested in X-ray studies during his career.
Important Dates
March 31, 1869Birth, Whitehouse (N.J.).
1896Obtained B.S., Rutgers University, Newark (N.J.).
1896 – 1899Teacher, Whitehouse (N.J.).
1900Obtained A.M., Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1901Obtained Ph.D., Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1901 – 1902John Tyndall Fellow, University of Göttingen.
1902 – 1903John Tyndall Fellow, Cambridge University.
1903 – 1958Tutor (1903-1907); Instructor and Ernest Kempton Adams Fellow (1907-1909); Adjunct Professor (1909-1913); Associate Professor of Physics (1913-1919); Professor of Physics (1919-1939); and Emeritus Professor of Physics (1939-1958), Columbia University, New York (N.Y.).
1929Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Occupation
X-ray physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Advisors & Collaborators
Thomson, J. J. (Joseph John), 1856-1940
Advisor at University of Cambridge.
Colleagues
Both employed at Columbia University.
Bacher, Robert F. (Robert Fox), 1905-2004
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Dunning, John R. (John Ray), 1907-1975
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Foley, Henry Michael, 1917-1982
Both employed at Columbia University.
Frosch, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1928-
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Kraichnan, Robert H., 1928-2008
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Lamb, Willis E. (Willis Eugene), 1913-2008
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Low, Francis E. (Francis Eugene), 1921-2007
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Mayer, Maria Goeppert, 1906-1972
Both employed at Columbia University.
Nierenberg, William Aaron, 1919-2000
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Pegram, George Braxton, 1876-1958
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Rabi, I. I. (Isidor Isaac), 1898-1988
Both employed at Columbia University.
Rainwater, L. James (Leo James), 1917-1986
Both employed at Columbia University.
Ramsey, Norman Foster
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Sachs, Allan M. (Allan Maxwell), 1921-1989
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Schawlow, Arthur L., 1921-1999
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Thomas, Llewellyn Hilleth, 1903-1992
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Both employed at Columbia University.
Wu, C. S. (Chien-shiung), 1912-1997
Both employed at Columbia University.
Additional
Ewald, Paul Peter, 1888-1985
Kronig, R. (Ralph), 1904-
Waller, Ivar, 1898-1991
Institutions
Major Positions
Columbia University. Department of Physics
Obtained AM and PhD. Tutor; Instructor and Ernest Kempton Adams Fellow; Adjunct Professor; Associate Professor of Physics; Professor of Physics; and Emeritus Professor of Physics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Rutgers University. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Obtained BS.
Universität Göttingen
John Tyndall Fellow.
University of Cambridge
John Tyndall Fellow.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Bergen Davis notebooks, 1899-1912.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Bergen Davis papers, 1898-1960.
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Columbia University
Butler Library, 6th Floor East, New York, NY 10027, USA
Subject
Ivar Waller papers, circa 1912-1989
Centrum för Vetenskapshistoria
Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademien
Stockholm, Sweden
Oral history interview with Norman Ramsey, 1978 December 19, 1979 January 5 and 18.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Paul Peter Ewald, 1968 May 17 and 24.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Ralph de Laer Kronig, 1962 November 12.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Author
The relations of physics of electrons to other branches of science