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Lindsay, Robert Bruce was born on January 1, 1900 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert and Eleanora Elizabeth (Leuchsenring) Lindsay.
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This book is an introduction to the methods of theoretical physics for students who have had intermediate college courses in physical mechanics and electricity as well as advanced calculus and elementary partial differential equations. It emphasizes clear definition and development of physical concepts and analysis of methods, rather than detailed factual content of theoretical physics. After a brief introduction on the logical structure of theoretical physics, the book is divided into two main starts: particle physics and field physics. In the first part the logical development proceeds from the single particle to collections of particles and then to the statistical methods, with thermodynamics treated as a deduction from physical statistics. This part closes with a brief survey of the principles of quantum mechanics. Part II discusses the application of the field concept to both material media (deformable solids and fluids) and nonmaterial media (electromagnetic fields), with more stress on wave propagation than is usual in theoretical physics texts. The book closes with a treatment of classical electron theory and special relativity.
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Lindsay, Robert Bruce was born on January 1, 1900 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert and Eleanora Elizabeth (Leuchsenring) Lindsay.
AB, Brown University, 1920. Master of Science, Brown University, 1920. Doctor of Science (honorary), Brown University, 1978.
Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1924. Doctor of Education (honorary), Rhode Island College Education, 1959. Doctor of Science (honorary), Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, 1968.
Instructor physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1920-1922;
fellow, American-Scandinavian Foundation, Copenhagen, 1922-1923;
instructor physics, Yale University, 1923-1927;
assistant professor, Yale University, 1927-1930;
associate professor theoretical physics, Brown U., 1930-1936;
Hazard professor physics, Brown U., from 1936;
professor emeritus physics, Brown U., from 1971;
department chairman, Brown U., 1934-1954;
dean graduate school, Brown U., 1954-1966;
director ultrasonics laboratory, Brown U., 1946-1963. Visiting professor physics Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1932-1941. Director physical research Div.Phys.
War Research, Duke U., 1942-1943. Lecturer United States Navy Electronics Laboratory, San Diego, summers 1946, 49. Consultant Bureau Ships, United States Navy Department, 1944-1947.
Chairman governing board New England School Science Council, 1947-1950. Director Research Analysis group at Brown U. for research in underwater sound, 1948-1954;science advisor United States Naval War College, 1952-1954. Member division physical science National Research Council, 1953-1957.
Chairman physical advising committee National Bureau Standards, 1957-1960. Regional counselor for Rhode Island, American Institute Physics Program, 1961-1962. Executive Committee governing board American Institute Physics, 1959-1971, member visiting scientists program.
Consultant research and development Assistant Secretary Defense, 1954-1957. United States member International Commission Acoustics, 1963-1969. Consultant on physics instruction United States Naval Academy, 1969-1970.
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President Association Graduate Schools in Association American Universities, 1965-1966. With United States Naval Reserve, World War I. Fellow British Institute Acoustics (honorary), American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president, chairman of the section B 1959, section L 1968), American Physical Society (chairman New England section 1935-1936, member county 1943-1946), American Academy Arts. and Sciences (vice president 1957-1959), Acoustical Society American (vice president 1951-1952, president 1956-1957, gold medal 1963, distinguished service citation 1981). Member American Institute Physics (governor board 1956-1971), American Association Physical Teachers (Executive Committee 1945-1947, disting service award 1963), American Mathematics Society, History Science Society, New England Conference Graduate Education (president 1961-1962), Faculty Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (national lecturer 1967-1968, bicentennial lecturer 1975-1977).
Married Rachel Tupper Easterbrooks, July 29, 1922. Children: Robert, Evelyn Tupper Lindsay Roberts.