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John W. Mauchly Papers Ms
John W. Mauchly papers Ms. Coll. 925 Finding aid prepared by Holly Mengel. Last updated on April 27, 2020. University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts 2015 September 9 John W. Mauchly papers Table of Contents Summary Information....................................................................................................................................3 Biography/History..........................................................................................................................................4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 6 Administrative Information........................................................................................................................... 7 Related Materials........................................................................................................................................... 8 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................8 Collection Inventory.................................................................................................................................... 10 Series I. Youth, education, and early career......................................................................................... 10 Series II. Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania................................. -
Jan Burgers and the University of Maryland
Jan Burgers and the University of Maryland J.V. Sengers Burgers Program for Fluid Dynamics, Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 G. Ooms J.M. Burgerscentrum, Technical University Delft, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands 03 March 2016 Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Contacts with the US 3. Immigration problems 4. Burgers at the University of Maryland (1955-1981) 5. A note about the children of Burgers Acknowledgements Appendix I: J.M. Burgers (1895-1981) Appendix II: Publications of Burgers at the University of Maryland Appendix III: Other references Appendix IV: Remembering Jan Burgers by J. Herman Burgers 1. Introduction Johannes (Jan) Martinus Burgers was born in Arnhem in The Netherlands on January 13, 1895. He received his primary and secondary education in Arnhem from 1901 to 1912. To qualify for a university education he took supplementary courses in Latin and Greek from 1912 to 1914 and started studying advanced mathematics and subjects related to theoretical physics. From 1914 to 1918 Jan Burgers studied at the University of Leiden. An account of his environment at home and about his education can be found in a set of autobiographical notes [51]. Additional information about the interactions of Jan Burgers with his PhD advisor, Paul Ehrenfest, at the University of Leiden can be found in [52,53]. The potential of Jan Burgers as an outstanding scholar was recognized early and he started to work as a Professor of Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics at the Technical University in Delft in 1918, two months before he received his PhD in the Physical and Mathematical Sciences from the University of Leiden under the supervision of Paul Ehrenfest. -
2700512 Burgersboekje Versie 5 Nivo.Indd
JAN BURGERS 1895 - 1981 JAN BURGERS 1895 - 1981 Jan Burgers w 1895-1981 Edited by Jan V Sengers and Gijs Ooms Published by J.M. Burgerscentrum Research School for Fluid Mechanics on the occasion of its 25th anniversary J.M. Burgerscentrum Research School for Fluid Mechanics Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft The Netherlands www.jmburgerscentrum.nl Jan Burgers w 1895-1981 FOREWORD I by GertJan van Heijst, Scientific Director J.M. Burgerscentrum, Tthe Netherlands, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft This little book about the life and work of J.M. Burgers is issued at the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the J.M. Burgerscentrum (JMBC). To be more precise: at the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the first KNAW recognition that the JMBC received (in 1992). The Dutch research school for fluid mechanics is named after Prof. Johannes (Jan) Martinus Burgers, who was the first professor in fluid mechanics appointed in the Netherlands. He was appointed professor in Delft at the age of 23, actually two months before he received his PhD degree in Physical and Mathematical Sciences from the University of Leiden, where he worked under supervision of Prof. Paul Ehrenfest. During his career, Jan Burgers played an active role, both as an outstanding scientist and as a stimulating driving force behind the international organization of science. Just to illustrate the latter, he was one of the founders of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. In fluid dynamics, Jan Burgers was interested in fundamental issues, but also in applied problems. He was internationally highly recognized for his scientific accomplishments, and his name is now directly connected with the Burgers equation, the Burgers vortex, and the Burgers vector, to mention a few. -
A Patron for Pure Science. the National Science Foundation's Formative Years, 1945-57
DOCUMENT RESUME 'ED 230 414 SE 041 614 AUTHOR England, J. Merton TITLE ° A Patron for Pure Science. The National Science Foundation's Formative Years, 1945-57. NSF 82-24. INSTITUTION National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. REPORT NO NSF-82-24 PUB DATE 82' NOTE 455p. PUB TYPE Books (010) -- Historical Materials (060) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC19 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS College Science; Federal Aid; Federal Legislation; *Federal Programs; Government Role; Higher Education; *Orgamizational Objectives; Peer Evaluation; *Policy Formation; Program Adhlinistration; *Program Development; Science Education; *Science Education History; Science Programs; *Scientific Retearch; Secondary Education; Secondary School Science IDENTIFIERS *National Science Foundation; Science Policy ABSTRACT Provided in this book is a legislative and administrative history of the National Science Foundation (NSF) during its formative years (1945-57). The 15 chapter book is organized into three parts. Partq ("The Long Debate, 1945-50")' narrates the legislative history of the Foundation's creation. Part°2 ("Beginning, 1950-54") discusses the appointment of NSF's first board, director, and staff; their early decisions on research and fellowship programs and means of administering them; and conflict over the agency's policy responsibility, culminating with the isivance of Executive Order 10521 in which NSF's duties and role in policy development and evaluation were defined. Part 3,("Cold Wer Growth, 1954-57"), beginning approximately with the executive order and ending, again apOroilimately with the orbiting of the first Soviet Sputnik in October 1957, discusses NSF's expanding educational and research programs,including venteres into international cooperation, and the continuing effort to determine the Foundation's role in the making of national science policy.