The Incomplete Transmission of a European Image: Physics at Greater Buenos Aires and Montreal, 1890-1920
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The Incomplete Transmission of a European Image: Physics at Greater Buenos Aires and Montreal, 1890-1920
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| Abstract |
The introduction and evolution of the teaching of physics at McGill University prior to the First World War. The author argues that after Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) left McGill after teaching there from 1898 to 1907, the quality of physics research at the university went into decline.
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
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Vol. 122
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no. 2
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92-114
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April 24, 1978
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| Language |
en
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| Citation |
Pyenson, Lewis. “The Incomplete Transmission of a European Image: Physics at Greater Buenos Aires and Montreal, 1890-1920.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 122, no. 2 (April 24, 1978): 92–114.
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