AT the Stated Meeting of the Committee on Science and the Arts, held March 5, 1919, the following resolutions were adopted : "Resolved, That the Franklin -Medal be awarded to Sir James Dewar, of London, England, in recognition of his numerous and most important contributions to our knowledge of phys
Correspondence with medalists
- Book ID
- 104123132
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1920
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 476 KB
- Volume
- 190
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-0032
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โฆ Synopsis
AT the Stated Meeting of the Committee on Science and the Arts held March 3, 1920, the following resolutions were adopted "Resolved That The Franklin Medal be awarded to Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, of England, in recognition of his epoch-making success in the development and construction of the steam turbine, which has revolutionized the art of steam engineering, particularly in regard to the propulsion of mercantile and naval vessels, and the driving of electrical generators ."
"Resolved, That The Franklin Medal be awarded to Professor Svante August Arrhenius, of Sweden, in recognition of his notable contributions to the theory of physical science, which have found unprecedentedly extended and fruitful application in the experimental study of chemical, physical, biological and cosmic phenomena, as well as in industrial chemistry ." CORRESPONDENCE WITH MEDALISTS .
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AT the Stated Meeting of the Committee on Science and the Arts, held January 5, 1921, the following resolutions were adopted "Resolvedi, That The Franklin Medal be awarded to Professor Charles Fabry, of the University of Marseilles, France, in recognition of his numerous and highly important contrib