Floyd R. Watson
Floyd R. Watson | |
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Born | 23 April 1872 |
Died | 18, January 1974 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles Cornell University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Experimental physics |
Institutions | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Floyd Rowe Watson (April 23, 1872, Lawrence, Kansas – January 18, 1974) was an American experimental physicist, known for his research on acoustics and the acoustical design of buildings.[1][2][3]
Biography
After graduating from
In approximately the first week of September 1928, Watson and Wallace Waterfall (1900–1974),
Watson was elected in 1909 a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[10]
In 1902 he married Estelle Jane Barden. They had two sons.[4] Their younger son, Robert Barden Watson, was one of the U.S. Army's leading experts on electronics. Their elder son, Norman Allen Watson, was a UCLA physics professor,[3] who did research on acoustics.[11]
Selected publications
Articles
- Watson, F. R. (1912). "The Inefficiency of Wires as a Means of Curing Defective Acoustics of Auditoriums". Science. 35 (908): 833–834. PMID 17842468.
- —— (1924). "Acoustics of auditoriums". Journal of the Franklin Institute. 198: 73–83. .
- —— (1926). "Optimum Conditions for Music in Rooms". Science. 64 (1652): 209–210. PMID 17755732.
- —— (1927). "Acoustics of Motion Picture Theaters". Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers. 11 (32): 641–650. doi:10.5594/J13150.
- —— (1928). "Acoustics of Auditoriums". Science. 67 (1735): 335–338. PMID 17735126.
- —— (1930). "Acoustics of Lincoln Hall Theater at the University of Illinois". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2 (1): 103–105. .
- —— (1933). "A Survey of Modern Acoustics". Review of Scientific Instruments. 4 (5): 268–270. .
- —— (1934). "Acoustics of a Board of Trade Room". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 5 (3): 220. .
- —— (1941). "Ideal Auditorium Acoustics". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 12 (3): 470. .
Books & pamphlets
- Watson, Floyd Rowe (1906). Elementary laboratory course in physical measurement. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: Stephens Publishing Company; 137 pages; "Printed for students in the first year laboratory course in general physics at the University of Illinois."
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - —— (1922). Sound-proof partitions: an investigation of the acoustic properties of various building materials with practical applications. University of Illinois bulletin ;v. 19, no. 28. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station; 85 pages
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - —— (1923). Acoustics of Buildings: Including Acoustics of Auditoriums and Sound-proofing of Rooms. New York: J. Wiley & Sons.
- —— (1935). Sound: an elementary textbook on the science of sound and the phenomena of hearing. New York: J. Wiley & Sons; xi+219 pages
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References
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- ^ a b "Army scientist's father draws acclaim from many leaders on 100th birthday". Army Research and Development. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, Development and Engineering Directorate: 35. July 1972.
- ^ a b c The Semi-centennial Alumni Record of the University of Illinois. University of Illinois. 1918. p. 959.
- ^ a b c Cattell, Jaques, ed. (1949). American Men of Science: A Biographical Dictionary. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Science Press. p. 2631.
- ^ "Doctorates conferred by American universities". Science: 361–366. September 5, 1902. (See p. 364.)
- ^ "Floyd Rowe Watson". Physics Tree.
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- ^ "Historic Fellows Archive". American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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External links
- "Beckman Auditorium". Caltech | Public Programming.
- "Beckman Auditorium, Caltech". Los Angeles Conservancy.
- "Floyd R. Watson papers". AIP International Catalog of Sources.
- "Portrait of Floyd Watson". American Institute of Physics.
- "Informal portrait of Floyd Watson". American Institute of Physics.