William Suddards Franklin

Background

Franklin, William Suddards was born on October 27, 1863 in Geary City, Kansas, United States. Son of Thomas Henry and Cynthia Ann (Curtis) Franklin.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Kansas, 1887, Master of Science, 1888. Student Cornell, winters 1892-1896, Doctor of Science, 1901. Student of University of Berlin, 1890-1891.

Holder Morgan fellowship, Harvard, 1891-1892.

Career

Assistant professor physics, University of Kansas, 1887-1890. Professor physics and electrical engineering, Iowa State College, 1892-1897, Lehigh University, 1897-1903. Professor physics, Lehigh, 1903-1915.

Professor physics, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1917-1929.

Professor physics, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, since 1929. Honorary member Kansas Academy Sciences.

Joint author: Elements of Physics, 3 volumes Elements of Alternating Currents.

Elements of Electrical Engineering, 2 volumes, 1906.

Dynamo Laboratory Manual. Elements of Electricity and Magnetism. Practical Physics, 3 volumes

Electric Waves.

Achievements

• William Suddards Franklin has been listed as a noteworthy physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Kansas Academy Sciences. Joint author: Elements of Physics, 3 volumes

Connections

Married Hattie F. Titus, August 14, 1888. Children: Curtis, Kellogg.

Father:

Thomas Henry Franklin

Mother:

Cynthia Ann (Curtis) Franklin

Spouse:

Hattie F. Titus

child:

Kellogg Franklin

child:

Curtis Franklin