TH ROYAL SOCIETY THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONTEMPORARY SCIENTIFIC ARCHIVES CENTRE Papers of Professor Richard Whiddington, C.B.E.,F.R.S. * Listed by: Harriot Weiskittel (1885 -— 1970) J? Deposited in the University Library, 1 ev Leed R. Whiddington esac 7/1/74 iotion of The papers cover Pr oO Norfolk f ait Oo sor ‘Wl es lowinghis neton Giscarded mos the from iremel er from his widow Mrs. i fr his pap ity of move to his is. an 1951. i My cae consists sor thiddinsto Uni Kat } Cambridge i C.T.R. kon) +. to Science at Var society. taepo. correspondlence whicnoe is that pertaining and to Whidding n's memoir of J.iW. Ryde for the Royel by G.F.C. Searle and A complete set of Professor Whiddington's offprints was deposited in J.W. Ryde's offprints pe + J the Library of the Royal Society, a Was the set of which was found in the collection (Ite to the University of Durham and one dex 44). + To theses were returned — on eents University, Beifast. Summary of the career of Professor Whiddington Born in London Imtered St. John's College, Canbridg D.Sc. London 1885 1905 1911 1911 } 1914 iS a. I e) A2 ae i949 Married Katherine Reoch Grant Fellow of St. John's College Radio Telegrephy and Telephony Research and Design, Royal . Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough Department of Scientific Research, Acniralty Deputy Director Scientific Research, Ministry of Supply C.B.E. -~Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds President, the Physical Society Scientific Advisor to Central Treaty Organisation Cavendish Professor of Physics, University of Leeds Hon. Editor, Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Proceedings Fellow of the Royal Society Index to principal correspondents Contents of the handlist Lectures and experiments Cambridge notebooks III. Laboratory notebooks Leeds University VI. Publications Biographical 1952 1959 51. 54 62 War work ae Ti IV. Vo R. Whiddington csac 7/1/74 I. Biographical Memoir by Norman Featt Royal Society, Vol. Bi aphiceal Memoirs Fellows of the AI '‘imeritus Professor Richard ‘yhiddington, C.B.E.' by .C. Stoner The University of Leeds Review, Vol. II, No. 4, December 1951, pp. 342 — 351 Cambridze notebooks “FrMs. notebook inscribed 'Hr. G.F.C. Searle, Heat. pt Mich Term 'O7's notes on lectures Ms. notebook inscribed 'Lent Term '03. Summation of Series of Electrical Measurements Vol. II. G.F.C. Searle's: notes on lectures Ms. notebook inscribed "Light (Wilson, C.T.R.) Mich Term. 1907': 23 lectures Ms. notebook inscribed 'Lent Term '08. Light (contd) C.7.R. Wison': 24 lectures Ms. notebook inscribed 'R. Whiddington, Feb. 3, 1310': tabular summaries of data, graphs Laboratory noteboo! ‘Ms. notebook: notes on lectures ‘Intermediate Light! Ms. notebook inscribed 'Pass B.Sc. Heat': notes on lectures Ms. notebook inscribed ‘daily notes Ri drawings, descriptions of experiments Ms. notebook inscribe University, ienepiméies (in apather hand ) Ms. notebook: notes on lectures 'The New Electric Field! 'Cathode Rays! and others onvex mirror’ Ms. (i) comparison of refrective indices of water and airline! surement of the redii of curvature of a convex lens 'G.R. Brett. Physics Department the Seeet 1926 — July 1927': daily records of ’ t B Ms. ‘laws of induction from MS. of G.P.C. Searle' Ms. 'notes on wave velocity and group velocity' i ree data, tabular summaries, Leeds. Ms. notebook: record of experiment Lecturesand experiments R. Whiddington csac 7/1/74 o Me sspleasurement of electric couple' the electromotive force of a thern "dynaamical compendium! ‘resonance experiments! tthe ‘copper voltameter! ‘harmonic motion of a body suspended by a spring 'testing iron by the magnetometer’ 'the vibration magnetometer coulomb's experiment! Ms. "notes on rainbows! Ms. notes for series of lectures on gas conduction, including 3 pages of examination questions Ms. notes for 4 lectures on radioactivity lecture 1: introduction lecture 2: @-rays lecture 3: @ -rays lecture |4s X¥-rays Ms. notes for various unnumbered lectures on radioactivity ; Ss "successive trough theory', ‘uranium and the age of the earth', ‘influence of filament temperature on valve' and others VG WarWork eee eenel Test papers, (In another nana) some Ms. notes, and Ms. 'Radio-—teaching 1940 onwards!’ Miscellaneous ls. notes for various introductory physics lectures Miscellaneous Ms. notes for various introductory physics lectures Folder inscribed ‘cosmic rays 1948' containing 3 sets of Ms. notes 1939 — 48 entitled: Miscellaneous Ms. notes for various lectures on sound: includes typescript of 'An Optical Model for Studying the Acoustics of Theatres! and of "Decibels and Phons'! notes, correspondence, committee pepers ‘Instruments used in cosmic ray investigations! 'Mesons' 'Showers! 'Track photographs "Cosmic rays ae facts and interpretations! "Composition of cosmic rays' 'The early facts of atomic hee ‘Latitude effect of cosmic radia 336 Deputy Director of Scientific Research: folder containing Ms. R. Whiddington esac 7/1/74 34e 'Atomic ener in relation to the Kationalisation of the lines and Compensati oz : Sites Inergy efor': typescript; untitled typescript Conversion in Electronic Devices y; copy of offprint by D. Gabor ae : VI. Publications 356 Typescripts of Professor “hiddington's bibliography 36. ‘Ionic oscillation in three-electrode thermionic valves', Radio Review, Vol. I, No. 2: typescript 37.-43. Science at Yar (with J.G. Crowther) H.M.S.0. 1947 (ie Seeee 37. Correspondence with Crowther and others re writing and publication of book 3 Correspondence with Department of Scientific and Industrial Research re publication and distribution Correspondence with DSIR secretarial assistants (includes typescripts of notes on meetings with Sir Edward Appleton and Professor J.T. Randall) Reviews and correspondence following publication Correspondence following publication (includes typescript of report by Captain 3B.H. Liddell dart on operationa research) ; Copy of Society, University of Leeds (whiddington's collection of Typescript ofmanuscript with Ms. corrections Correspondence with Ryde's co-workers (many with lengthy notes and personal recollections of Ryde's career) Material used in writing Royal Society memoir of J.'. Ryde: copies of 1957 correspondence, obituary notices, scientif photographs, Ryde's night illumination chart. Whiddington's memoir enclosed. Ryde's offprints deposited in the Library of the Royal London) Parchments : CEC. 5 typescripts Photographs of physics building, University of Leeds; copy of Perkins Testimonial Fund report and photography of Professor A.G. Perkins Waiddington's report on wniversity and industrial physics laboratories in North America (undertaken et request of Leeds University): includes photographs and floor plans, typescript of ‘general notes on new accommodation for physics department' totes on the Brotherton Library' Ci ae Wiildewing of Book Covers 5& ? R. Whiddington esac 7/1/74 a / APPLETON, Sir Edward BOOT, Henry H.A. BRAGG, Sir William Laurence BROWN, C. F. CHERJELL, Lord (see LINDEMANN) COOPER, B. De CORNOCK, Arthur CROWTHER, J. G. DALE, Sir Henry Hallett GOUGH, Herbert John GUNNING, MM. PF. HARRIS, N. ins JOLLIFFE, C. KEYSTON, J. Viscount Cherwell) LINDLEY, Arnold HINGSTON, W. G. HUMPHREYS, Olliver HEY, Professor Donald Holroyde LIDDELL HART, Captain B. LINDEMANN, Frederick Alexander (later Professor John Turton OLIPHANT, Sir lf He MARTY, Sir David ty vir Harry SADLER, D. ANTDT 'TERLY, Professor John SMITH-ROSE, R. L. Professor Edmund Clifton Professor Richard IM. THOMAS; wTAZoMaie Fae Jit, Ye ¥: v7 nD Rewe Cs belts Oe Pee ik ea rn fate, (/ '/ {4 lis. ‘measurement of the electromotive force of a thermo—- electric couple t . Ms. 'dynamical compendium! 'resonance experiments' "the copper voltameter' tharmonic motion of a body suspended by a spring! 'testing iron by the magnetometer! 'the vibration magnetometer coulomb's experiment! Totes on rainbows notes for series of lectures on gas conduction, including pages of examination questions Ms. notes for 4 lectures on radioactivity lecture lecture lecture lecture 1: introducticn rays f -rays ¥ -rays ‘7, | s. notes for various unnumbered lectures on radioactivity : "successive trough theory', ‘uranium and the age of the earth', ‘influence of filament temperature on valve! and others liiscellaneous is. notes for various introductory physics lectures Miscellaneous Ms. notes for various introductory physics lectures Test papers, some Ms. notes, and Ms. 'Radio—teaching 1940 onwards! 19 (In another hand) Folder inscribed ‘cosmic rays 1948' containing 8 sets of Ms. notes 19 entitled: Miscellaneous Ms. notes for various lectures on sound: includes typescript of ‘An Optical Model for Studying the Acoustics of Theatres’ and of ‘Decibels and Phons'? notes, correspondence, committee ‘Instruments used in cosmic ray investigations’ 'Vesons * Showers! 'Track photographs! ‘Cosmic rays general facts and interpretations! "Composition of cosmic rays' 'The early facts of atomic rays! 'tLatitude effect of cosmic radiation! War Work We areaeeoeenceoe 336 Deputy Director of Scientific Researc folder containing Ms. C.osAeC. 1/1/74 tAtomic Imergy in relation to the Nationalisation of the ifines nd Compensation therefor': typescript; untitled typescript atomic energy in industry; copy of offprint by D. Gabor aint led heresy Conversion in Electronic Devices! VI. jieateanecchelientnientcemeasinectan Publications 35 Typescripts of Professor Whiddington's bibliography 36. ‘Tonic oscillation in three-electrode thermionic valves', Radio Review, Vol. I, No. 2: typescript 37.-43. Scienceat War (with J.G. Crowther) H.M.S.0. 1947 Correspondence with Crowther and others re writing and publication of book Correspondence with Department of Scientific and Industrial Research re publication and distributici Correspondence with DSIR secretarial assistants (includes typescripts of notes on meetings with Sir Edward Appleton and Professor J.T. Randadh) Reviews and correspondence following publication Correspondence following publication (includes typescript of report by Captain B.H. Liddell dart on operational research) 43. Typescript ofmanuscript with Ms. corrections University of Leed (Vhiddington's collection of Copy of Correspondence with Rydets co-workers (many with lengthy notes and personal recollections of Ryde's career ) Material used in writing Royal Society memoir of J... Ryde: copies of 1957 correspondence, obituary notices, scientific photographs, Rydets night illumination chart. Whiddington'ts memoir enclosed. Ryde's offprints deposited in the eebs ae Royal Society, London) Parchments, etc.': typescripts Photographs of physics building, University of Leeds; copy of Perkins Testimonial Fund report and photography of Professor A.G. Perkins Whiddington's report on university and industrial physics laboratories in North America (undertaken at request of Leeds University): includes photographs and floor plans, typescript of 'general notes on new accommodation for physics department! ‘Notes on the Brotherton Library', 'Mildewing of Book Ccvers APPLETON, Sir Edward FRS BOOT, Henry H.A. BRAGG, Sir William Laurence BROWN, C. vi SHERWELL, Lord (see LINDEMANN) COOPER, B. 5. CORWOCK, Arthur PROWTHER, J. G. DALE, Sir Henry Hallett O.M., FRS GOUGH, Herbert John FRS GUNNING, I. PF. HARRIS, N. L. HY, Professor Donald Holroyde FRS H. LINDLEY, Arnold HTT) LINDEMANN, Frederick Alexander (later NTA TTR ry! { 3 2 JOLLIFFE, C. LIDDELL HART, Captain B. Viscount Cherwell, P.C.,C.H.) G. HINGSTON, W. HUMPHREYS, Olliver NIV, 17S. DD. RANDALL, Professor John Turton Fh ei eameva MARTIN, Sir David RAILING, Sir Harry OLIPHANT, ARIS, Ee liey RLY, Professor John STONER, Professor Idmund Clifton iT, Professor Richard THOMAS, Le es
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