Samuel Devons papers, 1959-2004

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Series II: Academic Writings and Notes



Box 14 Physics Courses, 1964-1983


Box 14 Devons, S. C01x-C024 W. 64-65, Sp/65, 1964-1965


Box 14 Devons Physics C01-02 YC Course, 1965-1966


Box 14 C01 Lab, 1966-1967


Box 14 3003 II 1972-1973, 3003, 1972-1973


Box 14 Readings Volume III Physics v1306 Discovery and Experiment in Physics, Barnard College


Box 14 1970 Physics Teaching 3003x, Handwritten Lecture Notes, 1970-1971, 1970, 1970-1971


Box 14 G4001, 1971


Box 14 Mechanics 3003x, Problems, 1971-1972


Box 14 1976 2005, 1976, 2005


Box 14 Elements, Atomics, Physics, 1980-1981 F1011 W1012, 1980-1981


Box 14 W3905, 1982-1983


Box 14 NP 02


Box 14 ELEC c07/8 Problem Book


Box 14 EM II 4007/8


Box 14 History of Science Bibliographies, Not Annotated, 2 folders


Box 14 Physics C01y-C02y Kusch, P., 1962-1963



Box 15 Personal 1995-


Box 15 Telephone Dignity


Box 15 Einstein-NY Physics, Watts, Franklin


Box 15 Encyclopedia of New York, NY Physics


Box 15 Moore, John


Box 15 California November /December 1985 Explor/ Lawrence Hall of Science


Box 15 Humboldt


Box 15 Haisley, Rip NC


Box 15 Royal Society


Box 15 Tesla


Box 15 Pupin, Michael


Box 15 Corres-History of Science


Box 15 History of Science Society, Brush, Stephen


Box 15 Newton, J.


Box 15 Palladino, Paulo


Box 15 Polvani Rutgers 1 Cup


Box 15 Concerned Scientists


Box 15 1990-1991


Box 15 Misc. Personal 1986-89


Box 15 A H of P Lab Suppliers


Box 15 Lab, 1970-1971


Box 15 Biographies 1996-


Box 15 Correspondence, Baker, W.O.


Box 15 Bakken, 1984 1985 1986, 1984, 1985, 1986



Box 44 Folder 3-4 Bakken , 1984, 2 folders



Box 15 Bakken, 1987


Box 15 Miscellaneous, 3 folders


Box 15 Bogus +Psedo-Science, Pseudo-Maths


Box 15 Math-Literacy


Box 15 Maths-Computers


Box 15 UK Miscellaneous


Box 15 1986


Box 15 UK Education


Box 15 UK Sc. Education


Box 15 IBM, 1990


Box 15 Maxwell-Pergamon, 1988


Box 15 Hamilton, L.J.


Box 15 School Ed


Box 15 Bonnie B AD/BC, Narsine Adibe


Box 15 Rupp, G


Box 15 Cole, JR



Box 16 History of Science


Box 16 Problems


Box 16 Qual Exam


Box 16 CL-ME Optics


Box 16 Ritter Physik als Kunst, 1806


Box 16 Hertz Electrowaves


Box 16 Hertz


Box 16 Magnet Biblio Contemp Science 19th/ 20th Century 1900-Present


Box 16 Ampere Coulumb


Box 16 Magnet, 4001



Box 17 History of Science


Box 17 Cavendish ( 2 folders)


Box 17 1970 Pt 1, 1970


Box 17 Ampere


Box 17 Neutrons Chadwick


Box 17 ELEM BCI Education


Box 17 Epistola of Peter


Box 17 History of Science Philosophy Methology


Box 17 Ritter, Davy


Box 17 Atomism


Box 17 Mourino, M. R.


Box 17 Kitsch Texas


Box 17 3001-3001 Materials Problems Tests Lab, 3001-3001


Box 17 3001-3002 Handouts, 3001-3002


Box 17 Tests


Box 17 3001-3002 Problems Current 1981-1982, 3001-3002, 1981-1982


Box 17 3001-3002 Lab, 1981-19823001 Lab Fluids, 3001-3002



Box 44 Folder 10 3904A



Box 17 Miscellaneous Xerox Pictures Transpar



Box 44 Folder 8-9 Notes and Readings



Box 18 History of Science


Box 18 Feather


Box 18 Ruth Mem., 1991


Box 18 ER, 1959


Box 18 Mem Lecture, 1989


Box 18 Roth Memorial


Box 18 Galileo Paper


Box 18 Cavendish 1971 Stonybrook 1974, 1971, 1974


Box 18 Rutherford


Box 18 Birth Place Rutherford, 1984


Box 18 Rutherford: Primary


Box 18 ER-N


Box 18 OHM


Box 18 Henry, J.


Box 18 Faraday, 1831


Box 18 Tesla: (Corres)


Box 18 Planck & Perin


Box 18 Pupin (includes Patent Booklet ca. 1900)


Box 18 BOHR


Box 18 Einstein


Box 18 Aston-Mosely


Box 18 Bragg


Box 18 Chadwick, J.


Box 18 Hall, E.H.


Box 18 Marconi


Box 18 Edison


Box 18 Fermi Fission


Box 18 Huxley, TH


Box 18 Roetgen


Box 18 Hertz


Box 18 Maxwell, JC



Box 19 Archemedes-Galileo La Bilancetta


Box 19 Galileo-Inclined Plane, 2 folders


Box 19 Stevin, Pascal, Bramah


Box 19 Boyle


Box 19 Descartes


Box 19 Hooke


Box 19 Wallis


Box 19 Newton, Optics


Box 19 Optics


Box 19 Barnard: Admin


Box 19 Comments Faculty/Collab


Box 19 Meetings/Collab, 1978-1978


Box 19 Student Comments


Box 19 Bibliography/Notes


Box 19 P


Box 19 Kepler


Box 19 H.U. Academic Counsel


Box 19 Hebrew University


Box 19 Jerusalem


Box 19 NSF Report, 1981


Box 19 Participants-Reading List


Box 19 NSF Meetings, January 18, 1978


Box 19 Special Requests from Participants


Box 19 University of Alabama


Box 19 Oxford V.P.


Box 19 Publishers, Atomic Energy Commission


Box 19 Academic Counsel


Box 19 Photos


Box 19 1970 International Seminar History of Physics Teachings, 1970


Box 19 Biby/Biol./General


Box 19 Aristotle


Box 19 Copernicus


Box 19 Gilbert Lecture


Box 19 Gilbert Lab Magnetism


Box 19 Norman


Box 19 Horp Lab, 1967-1971


Box 19 Hazan, M.



Box 20 History of Science and Physics


Box 20 Committee on History of Science


Box 20 Miscellaneous (alphabetical)


Box 20 History of Physics Lab Courses, 1981 Correspondence, Materials for Distribution, 1981


Box 20 Summer Institute 1972 Misc. Notes, History of Physics Lab, Teacher's College, 1972


Box 20 Franklin, Ben


Box 20 Weizmann American Committee


Box 20 McMillan Norton


Box 20 Nature of Man Lab, 1962


Box 20 188H, 1969


Box 20 Trans


Box 20 Miscellaneous, 2 folders


Box 20 Braziller, S.


Box 20 Publishers Miscellaneous, Plenum Press


Box 20 C01x-C02y Laboratory, 1966-1967


Box 20 History of Science Club


Box 20 NSF W/S 1972 Summer, 1972


Box 20 NSF 1973 Draft Proposal, 1973


Box 20 NSF Applications Denied 1973-1979 1980-1981, 1973-1979, 1980-1981


Box 20 Harvard-Barnard Solicitations


Box 20 Science Teachers Association Stanys (photo)


Box 20 NY Physics Club, Board of Education NY


Box 20 Newton-Light and Color


Box 20 J Mazzen Seminar


Box 20 Seminar: Science & Social Development


Box 20 Gem Bibliographical Material


Box 20 Sloan: Science Colloquial Report, 1976-1980


Box 20 Science Honors


Box 20 AAPT


Box 20 NSF Official Documents, 1974-1978



Box 21 Scientific Literacy


Box 21 Correspondence-Past Meetings Minutes ??


Box 21 1987-1997, 9 folders


Box 21 International, 1960


Box 21 Columbia University Seminar #703 Social Role of University


Box 21 SESP, 1997


Box 21 S General BIBL


Box 21 1968


Box 21 University Seminar 2002 Social Role, 2002



Box 22 Pupin


Box 22 Nobel's Physics Chemistry Physiology of Medicine 1901-


Box 22 Beccaria


Box 22 OPS 1990 Astro Art, 1990


Box 22 Lessons in Electricity, Tyndall. J


Box 22 Helm Holtz, 1884


Box 22 J.P.A., 1990


Box 22 The Origins of Science


Box 22 The Fihrist of Al-Nadim, Parts 7 and 10


Box 22 L'electromagnetisme : Hier et Aujourd'hui, Bauer. E, 1949


Box 22 Physics, Chemistry


Box 22 Scientific Metaphor


Box 22 HRM Teaching Hands on Science to Elementary School Teachers



Box 44 Folder 2 HRM, 1989



Box 22 PS 94


Box 22 Teachers College Workshop 1985 Optics, 1985


Box 22 Miscellaneous


Box 22 Education-Locke, Emerson, Thoreau, Newton, Adams, Dewey, Pelikan, Spineer


Box 22 Animation


Box 22 Newton, Marci, Aristotle


Box 22 RBII Des Cartes Animations


Box 22 Marcvs


Box 22 Trinity, Cambridge


Box 22 Columbia Physics Department



Box 23 History & Philosophy of Science, Course Notes


Box 23 Austria-NZ-1989


Box 23 First Science Writers Colloquium, June 1, 1967


Box 23 Anthology 1996-


Box 23 IR 2000 OURR Rabi "MS" Typed Versions, Drafts, 2000


Box 23 Electron/Jerusalem Balfour Lecture, 1973-1974


Box 23 Flexner, Abraham and Flexner, Simon PDF Seminar, 2002


Box 23 Science, General Miscellaneous


Box 23 Physics Notes


Box 23 SSHA


Box 23 Validictory, October 10, 2004


Box 23 S/M


Box 23 Kelvin Pt. 1 (1-399)


Box 23 Kelvin Pt. 2 (400-)



Box 44 Folder 6-7 Notes and Readings



Box 24 History of Science & Physics


Box 24 Art of Expt 1975-1981 1985 1990, 1975-1981, 1985, 1990


Box 24 S. L. & Dialogue, April 1991


Box 24 NYAS October 17, 1991-Volta


Box 24 Quantitative Theory, Columbia University, April 1992


Box 24 Science in Italy After G.G., March2, 1993


Box 24 Kim, Mi-Kyung, 1993-1994


Box 24 Sanders, John Barnard, Prop 1983-1983 Apartment, 1983-1983


Box 24 Columbia University Formal Appointment to Become Emeritus


Box 24 December 1984


Box 24 Columbia University Official, 1978


Box 24 Devons, Samuel, Physics Dept., 1875-1984


Box 24 Apartment, Claremont Avenue


Box 24 Gilbert 2000 Genomics, 2000


Box 24 The Search for Electromagnetic Induction, Library Copy


Box 24 Coulumb's Electrical Measurements Experiments #14, Barnard-Columbia History of Physics Laboratory


Box 24 Coulumb's Law and the Measurement of Electric Charge


Box 24 Henry Cavendish and the Inverse Law of Force


Box 24 Experiment No. 22 Volta and Galvani New Electricity from Old


Box 24 Faraday's Investigation of Electromagnetic Induction Experiment #21


Box 24 Faraday's Earlier Experiments on Electromagnetic Induction


Box 24 Copy #22


Box 24 The Law of Biot-Sarvart Experiment #18, Oersted The Beginnings of Electromagnetism


Box 24 Volta Misc


Box 24 History of Physics Lab, Hartmann Lillian and Devons, Samuel, 1970-1971


Box 24 Electricity and Magnetism Readings


Box 24 The Fundamental Velocity of Electrodynamics ("Even Faster than the Speed of Light")


Box 24 Optics


Box 24 Columbia-Barnard History of Physics Laboratory, Watson, William Abstracts from Phil. Trans.


Box 24 Pre-Gaulean Mechanics Laboratory Notes


Box 24 Miscellaneous



Box 25 History of Science and Physics


Box 25 Henry, J.


Box 25 Carnot


Box 25 19th Century E/M Optics and Optical Instrumental


Box 25 Antiquity Plays/Atsron


Box 25 Hegel, G.W.F.


Box 25 Poisson Green


Box 25 Teacher's College, 1985


Box 25 Current


Box 25 Columbia University 1754 Chrestomathy, Barzun Correspondence, 1754


Box 25 Locke, John, Paine, Thomas, Berkeley G.


Box 25 Miscellaneous


Box 25 Notes on the Development of a History of Physics Labooratory and Selected Experiments


Box 25 The Development of History of Physics Laboratory Pt. II, Library Copy


Box 25 Experiment Descriptions



Box 26 Investigation of Magnetism Pt.1, Gilbert, William


Box 26 Investigation of Magnetism Pt. II, Gilbert, William Laboratory Notes-Selections from De Magnete


Box 26 Benjamin Franklin and The Conservation of Electricity, original


Box 26 Benjamin Franklin and The Conservation of Electricity Pt. II, copy I


Box 26 Cavendish, Henry The Law of Force of Electricity, Exp. #13


Box 26 Newton Light and Color, Exp. #17


Box 26 Source Materials #12


Box 26 Pre-Galilean Mechanics, Wynchank. S.


Box 26 The Little Balance of Galileo-La Baliancetta


Box 26 Newton's Investigation of the Oscillation of Fluids


Box 26 The Vibrating String-Mersenne's Laws


Box 26 Magnetism, Electricity


Box 26 Supplementary and Laboratory Notes to: Franklin's Electricity Exp No 12 Library Copy


Box 26 History of Physics Laboratory, Barnard College Exploration of the Lever Pre-Galilean Mechanics Pt.1



Box 27 History of Science


Box 27 Thompson, W., Maxwell, J.C.


Box 27 Marshal-Cavendish


Box 27 Mechs-Astrow Galileo


Box 27 Henry Cavendish and the Inverse Square Law of Force


Box 27 PAC-Shrevenham, 1970


Box 27 Cavendish, 1982


Box 27 Joule, 1935-1950


Box 27 Oersted, 2 folders


Box 27 B&B Vol. 1-6 Churchill


Box 27 OHM Primary



Box 28 Course Materials


Box 28 Atomic



Box 44 Folder 5 W3001X-3002Y, 1983-1984



Box 28 W3003x, 1971


Box 28 Nuclear Physics 140


Box 28 Data


Box 28 390A, 3 folders


Box 28 Supplementary Readings for Physics V1306 (Spring 1974) compiled by Sigalia Dostrovsky


Box 28 Qual General Problems-Final Exam Questions, 1959-1964


Box 28 W3003x I 1971-1972 1972-1973 One Dimensional Motion, 1971-1972, 1972-1973


Box 28 EM1, 4007


Box 28 Optics Biblio, 1985


Box 28 Electricity



Box 29 Readings and Notes in the History of Physics


Box 29 E-97 Current Notes


Box 29 E-97 Biblio


Box 29 Oldenburg Belefeld, October 2-5, 1989


Box 29 Arago


Box 29 Atom Chem Biol Medicine


Box 29 Newton


Box 29 Theodore


Box 29 N&K


Box 29 Newton's Optics


Box 29 EXPT 15-20


Box 29 Fresnel


Box 29 Pre-Hist Ancient Classical


Box 29 W&K (background)


Box 29 Atom-Xray-Nuclear



Box 30 Volta Translations Polvani 1983-Now, 2 folders


Box 30 Polvani Volta


Box 30 Alazan Me Optics


Box 30 Volta


Box 30 Lectures


Box 30 Faraday, M. Primary


Box 30 Franklin, Ben, 1745-1972


Box 30 Faraday, 2 folders


Box 30 Franklin, Ben Vol. 2


Box 30 Franklin, Ben Vol. 3



Box 31 History of Science-Optics and Magnetism


Box 31 Optics Post M.E., 1500-1800


Box 31 M.E. Optics


Box 31 First Greek Review


Box 31 Magnetism (Brasiller)


Box 31 Magnet, 1600


Box 31 Science & Techno, CC Seminar, 1970


Box 31 Optics 1946 Cambridge, 1946


Box 31 S.D. Magnetism and Polarity (I)


Box 31 Biot-Savart


Box 31 Descartes, Newton, Liebmitz


Box 31 Newton



Box 32 History of Science


Box 32 Effect of Electricity on Magnetic Needle, Oersted, John Christian


Box 32 Biot and Savart


Box 32 Fresnel-Young-Polarisation


Box 32 Davy, H


Box 32 Volta, 2 folders


Box 32 Volta, Lab Notes Copies


Box 32 Volta, Allesandro, Volta's Pile and Chains of Cups


Box 32 Nicholson-Electro Decomp of Water


Box 32 Coulumb ( 3 folders)


Box 32 Rutherford


Box 32 Rutherford Illustrations


Box 32 Boscwich La Grange


Box 32 Dawn, J.B.


Box 32 W3001 Student Bibliographies


Box 32 Handouts


Box 32 Coulumb 927 Pupins


Box 32 Age-F.F. Humantics


Box 32 3904 Science-Region, Huxley: Bridgewater Bell, Darwin: Haekel, 3904


Box 32 390415-Islam


Box 32 G8057 Nuclear


Box 32 ELEC II, Pt.1


Box 32 ELEC II, Pt.2


Box 32 Physics C01x-C02y Kusch, P., 1963-1964



Box 33 History of Science


Box 33 Electromagnetism 1800 Robinson-Young, 1800


Box 33 ELEC


Box 33 SA, 1968


Box 33 Theodoric


Box 33 Biblio Pt.1


Box 33 Bibliography 2005 Baltzell 1958 1979 Isaacson, W. 2005, 2005, 1958, 1979, 2005


Box 33 Oscillations-Hertz


Box 33 SJ


Box 33 Langevin, 1903


Box 33 Miscellaneous


Box 33 Photos/Prints to be used in Articles



Box 34 Student Grades and Rosters


Box 34 W3001 1976-78 (restricted until 2051)


Box 34 W3001 W3002 1981-1982 (restricted until 2057), 1981-1982


Box 34 W3001 W3002 1984 (restricted until 2059), 1984


Box 34 G4007x, G4008y, 1962-1964 (restricted until 2039), 1962-1964


Box 34 W3001 Student Papers, 1982 (restricted until 2067), 1982


Box 34 COO1x-1002y Student Paper, 1970 ( restricted until 2045), 1970


Box 34 Student Transcripts 1990-1991 (restricted until 2065), 1990-1991


Box 34 Last Will and Testament of Ching Chyu Waung


Box 34 C01x-1002y Student Roster/Grades, 1967 ( restricted until 2032), 1967


Box 34 Student grades, transcripts, recommendation letter, 1963-1968 (restricted until 2038), 1963-1968


Box 34 W3002 Student Roster/Grades, Spring 1983 (restricted until 2058), 1983


Box 34 HRM-Mellon, 1989 W/S, 1989


Box 34 Barnard Keys


Box 34 Student Paper


Box 34 Games C001x


Box 34 Tax Records, 1989



Box 35 History of Science


Box 35 UK Educ RS-Educ


Box 35 S.D. 1990 Bakken 1990, 1990, 1990


Box 35 S.D. 1990 Atlanta August 9, 1990 A.C.S.II BCCB, 1990, August 9, 1990


Box 35 S.D. 1990 Danbury March12, 1990, 1990, March12, 1990


Box 35 S.D. 1990 Bard January 25/25, 1990, 1990, 1990


Box 35 Melbourne v., June 14, 1989


Box 35 S.D. 1989 Science History Belefield (Zie), 1989 1990, 1989, 1989, 1990


Box 35 Bielefeld October 1989 S.D. 1989, October 1989, 1989


Box 35 Syracuse, November 1989 S.D. 1989, November 1989, 1989


Box 35 NY Academy May 5 S.D., 1989


Box 35 Melbourne June 16, 1989 S.D. 1989, June 16, 1989, 1989


Box 35 New York History of Science, February1989


Box 35 Cavendish, Henry Determination of Law of Electrical Force


Box 35 Miscellaneous Talks, 1987


Box 35 Humholdt St. University of Eureka, March16, 1987


Box 35 Brandeis/New Rochelle, November 1986


Box 35 Talks, 1986


Box 35 RS


Box 35 CU Seminars, Scientific Metaphor, 1970


Box 35 Ticohepans, 1969


Box 35 Devons, S. and Mazzeo, J. Proposal


Box 35 Partnerships for the Future of NYC, Merrimack, 1971


Box 35 Putney School, 1967 Metaphor in Science, 1967


Box 35 H.R., 1967 Rabi, 1967


Box 35 Educational Technology


Box 35 Y2K, December 24, 1989


Box 35 Mt. Sinai Generations, June 7, 1996


Box 35 Am. Chem. Sol. February/March1996


Box 35 Robeson, April 19, 1996


Box 35 SD, May 10, 1995


Box 35 HS Arts, May 1994


Box 35 Burns, Rob, 1993-1998


Box 35 E-R NYAS, May 10, 1993 F.H.L. November, 3, 1994, May 10, 1993, 1994


Box 35 CU Chemists Atom


Box 35 CU, 1994


Box 35 Who's Who UK| International Who's Who


Box 35 Who's Who: Miscellaneous


Box 35 Who's Who: America


Box 35 Publications


Box 35 Scientific Literacy, 1988


Box 35 S.D. 1988|L.I., August 4, 1988|Bakkon, July 1988|18-23|Newton Astronomers,, January 1988


Box 35 Dialog(S.L.), 1991



Box 44 Folder 11 Electromagnetism to 1850