Physics at a Research University Case Western Reserve 1830-1990 by William Fickinger, Professor Emeritus Copyright 2005. ISBN 0-9773386-0-6
This is a history of the physics research done by the faculty and students of CWRU and its parent institutions. Highlights of the work done by over 100 researchers are described at a level so that the general reader can understand qualitatively how and why the research was done, and the more technical reader can appreciate more quantitative details. The book is available from the CWRU Bookstore (216-368-2650) or at Amazon.com The following links are to PDF files of individual chapters and appendices.
Index
Table of contents, Introduction, and time-line
Chapter 1 1 The Young Ivy Leaguers
Chapter 2 7 Edward W. Morley: Physical Chemist
Chapter 3 13 Albert A. Michelson: Light and Ether
Chapter 4 24 Dayton C. Miller: X-rays, Flutes and More Ether
Chapter 5 46 University Physics: the Middle Years at WRU
Chapter 6 53 Robert S. Shankland: Modern Physics Arrives
Chapter 7 68 Case Experiment Takes Off
Chapter 8 88 Neutrinos and Cosmic Rays
Chapter 9 111 Case Theory
Chapter 10 130 WRU Experiment Takes Off
Chapter 11 137 WRU Theory
Chapter 12 146 Case Experiment Round 2
Chapter 13 175 Case Nuclear and Particle Theory
Chapter 14 194 WRU Experiment Round 2
Chapter 15 209 Low Temperature Experiment
Chapter 16 233 Particle Experiment
Chapter 17 257 Materials Theory
Chapter 18 279 New People, New Physics
Appendix A 291 Bachelor Degrees in Physics from WRU, CSAS, CIT, CWRU
Appendix B 302 Graduate Degrees in Physics
Appendix C 335 Alphabetical List of Faculty Appearing in Book
Appendix D 337 Programs and Lecture Series
Appendix E 341 L. L. Foldy’s List of CWRU Related Papers in Physical Review
Appendix F 345 Chairs and Endowed Chairs
Appendix G 347 Foldy’s Essay: Origins of Foldy-Wouthuysen Transformation