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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as AuthorF. K. Richtmyer
Dates
1881 – 1939
Authorized Form of Name
Richtmyer, F. K. (Floyd Karker), 1881-1939
Additional Forms of Names
Richtmyer, Floyd K.
Richtmyer, Floyd Karker, 1881-1939
Biography
Abstract
Floyd Richtmyer was Professor of Physics at Cornell University (1918-1939). Other institutional affiliations include Drexel University and the Optical Society of America. His research interests include optics, x-rays, and instrumentation.
Important Dates
1881Birth, Cobleskill (N.Y.).
1904Obtained AB, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1904 – 1906Instructor, Drexel University.
1906 – 1939Instructor (1906-1911), Assistant Professor (1911-1918), full Professor (1918-1939), and Dean of the Graduate School (1931-1939), Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1910Obtained PhD, Cornell University, Ithaca (N.Y.).
1918 – 1920Vice President (1918-19) and President (1920), Optical Society of America (OSA).
1924 – 1926President, Sigma Xi.
1924 – 1927Executive Board Member, Division of Physical Sciences, National Research Council (NRC).
1928Introduction to Modern Physics published.
1929Awarded Louis E. Levy Medal.
1930 – 1935Chairman, Executive Board, Division of Physical Sciences, National Research Council (NRC).
1931 – 1939Executive Committee member, Vice President (1935-1936), and President (1937-1938), American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT).
1932Elected, National Academy of Sciences.
1932 – 1939Editor, "Review of Scientific Instruments.".
1933 – 1939Editor, "Journal of the Optical Society of America.".
1934 – 1936Council Member (1934-1935), Vice President (1935), and President (1936), American Physical Society (APS).
1934 – 1939Executive Committee member, American Institute of Physics (AIP).
1938Elected, National Academy of Science's Council.
1939Death.
Occupation
Optical physicist.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Mann, Sarah R.
Daughter.
Richtmyer, Bernie Davis
Wife.
Richtmyer, Lawson E.
Son.
Richtmyer, Robert D.
Son.
Advisors & Collaborators
Barton, Henry Askew, 1898-1983
Collaborated on experiments in x-rays.
Crittenden, E. C. (Eugene Classon), 1880-1956
Co-wrote 22 papers.
Dodge, Homer L. (Homer Levi), 1887-1983
Collaborated in founding the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT).
Mueller, Donald D., 1933-
Collaborated in their research at Cornell University.
Nichols, E. L. (Edward Leamington), 1854-1937
Advised by Nichols at Cornell University.
Collaborated in founding the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT).
Additional
Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954
Foote, Paul D. (Paul Darwin), 1888-1971
Kemble, Edwin C. (Edwin Crawford), 1889-
Klopsteg, Paul E. (Paul Ernest), 1889-
McCarthy, Rollin Herbert, 1899-
Pegram, George Braxton, 1876-1958
Webster, David Locke, 1888-1976
Institutions
Major Positions
Cornell University. Department of Physics
Obtained PhD (1910); Instructor; Assistant Professor; and Professor.
Cornell University. Graduate School
Dean of the Graduate School.
Drexel University.
Instructor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Vice President, Section B.
American Association of Physics Teachers
President and founding member.
Member, first Governing Board, Executive Committee and journal editor.
American Philosophical Society
Member of their council, Vice President and President.
Association of American Universities
Member and General Secretary.
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
Member of society council.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member and served on council.
National Geographic Society (U.S.).
National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Physical Sciences
Member and Chairman of Board.
Journal editor, Vice President and President.
Society of the Sigma Xi
Member and President.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Division of Physical Sciences: Chapter VIII of the Consolidated Report upon the activities of the National Research Council, 1919-1932.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
AIP Office of the Director records of Henry A. Barton, 1931-1964.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
American Association of Physics Teachers. Records of David Locke Webster, 1930-1958.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Cornell University Department of Physics records [microform], 1876-1948.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Cornell University Department of Physics records, 1876-1994.
Carl A. Kroch Library. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University
2B Carl A Kroch Library, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Edwin C. Kemble papers [microform], 1919-1937.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Homer L. Dodge papers, 1852-1994 (bulk 1910-1960).
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Information on the National Academy's collections, 1978.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with David Locke Webster, 1963 January 26.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Frederic Palmer, Jr., 1963 January 26.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Henry A. Barton, 1970 March 3 and 16.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Homer Levi Dodge, 1963 January 23.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Marshall Ney States, 1963 January 27.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Paul E. Klopsteg, 1963 January 27.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Paul E. Klopsteg, 1970 March 31.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Rollin H. McCarthy lecture notes, 1921.
Carl A. Kroch Library. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University
2B Carl A Kroch Library, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA