Background
Edge, Ronald Dovaston was born on February 3, 1929 in Bolton, England. Arrived in the United States, 1958, naturalized, 1968. Son of James and Mildred (Davies) Edge.
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String and Sticky Tape Experiments
(This handbook describes physics experiments that are cons...)
This handbook describes physics experiments that are constructed with only the simplest and least expensive materials: rubber bands, tape, paper clips, chalk, etc. The experiments, though simple, demonstrate fundamental physics laws in a practical way. The experiments are divided into 11 sections: mechanics, properties of matter, hydrodynamics, heat, wave motion, light, sound, atomic and nuclear physics, solid state and crystallography, electrostatics, and magnetism. Each experiment is rated by difficulty level (elementary, high school, or university), and includes many illustrations.
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Ronald Dovaston Edge
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Ronald Dovaston Edge, British physics professor. Recipient Russell award University South Carolina, Guy And Rebecca Forman award teaching Physics, Vanderbilt University, 1998. Fellow American Physical Society (James B. Pegram award 1979), American Association Physics Teachers (apparatus award 1973, vice president 1995, president elect 1996, president 1997).
Education
Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1950. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1956.
Career
Research fellow Australian National University, Canberra, 1954-1958. Assistant then associate professor physics University South Carolina, Columbia, 1958-1963, professor, 1964-1994, distinguished professor emeritus, since 1994. Research associate Yale University, New Haven, 1963-1964.
Visiting professor Stanford University, California Technology Institute, University Munich, University Sussex, University Witwatersrand, University Aarhus, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory. Leader 1st American team International Physics Olympiad, 1986. Judge International Young Physicists Tournament, 1999, 2001.
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String and Sticky Tape Experiments
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String and Sticky Tape Experiments
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society (James B. Pegram award 1979), American Association Physics Teachers (apparatus award 1973, vice president 1995, president elect 1996, president 1997).
Connections
Married Margaret Skulina, August 14, 1956 (divorced 1989). Children: Christopher James, Michael Dovaston. Married Gertrude Hansen, December 31, 1992.
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Unitarian (past pres