1950 1st REFLECTIONS OF A PHYSICIST Percy Williams Bridgman Nobel Winner Physics

Description: Title: Reflections of a Physicist Author: Percy Williams Bridgman Publisher: Philosophical Library (1950) Description:Bridgman was the 1946 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics. From the flap - This collection comprises the bulk of the non-technical writings of Dr. Bridgman together with three papers here published for the first time. the topics range over a considerable field, but there is a certain unity in the treatment in that the “operational” approach is used throughout. It is this approach which has made possible the successes of modern physics in meeting revolutionary new physical situations. The present collection may be regarded as an extension of the operational approach to problems in other fields than physics, including those problems created by the increasingly important social role which science is coming to play. About Dr. Bridgman:Bridgman entered Harvard University in 1900, and studied physics through to his PhD. From 1910 until his retirement, he taught at Harvard, becoming a full professor in 1919. In 1905, he began investigating the properties of matter under high pressure. A machinery malfunction led him to modify his pressure apparatus. This was a huge improvement over previous machinery. This new apparatus led to an abundance of new findings, including a study of the compressibility, electric and thermal conductivity, tensile strength and viscosity of more than 100 different compounds. Bridgman is also known for his studies of electrical conduction in metals and properties of crystals. He developed the Bridgman seal and is the eponym for Bridgman's thermodynamic equations. Bridgman made many improvements to his high-pressure apparatus over the years, and unsuccessfully attempted the synthesis of diamond many times. His philosophy of science book The Logic of Modern Physics (1927) advocated operationalism and coined the term operational definition. In 1938 he participated in the International Committee composed to organize the International Congresses for the Unity of Science. He was also one of the 11 signatories to the Russell–Einstein Manifesto. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project, was an undergraduate student of Bridgman's. Of his teaching abilities, Oppenheimer said that, “I found Bridgman a wonderful teacher because he never really was quite reconciled to things being the way they were and he always thought them out.” Bridgman received Doctors, honoris causa from Stevens Institute (1934), Harvard (1939), Brooklyn Polytechnic (1941), Princeton (1950), Paris (1950), and Yale (1951). He received the Bingham Medal (1951) from the Society of Rheology, the Rumford Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1919), the Elliott Cresson Medal (1932) from the Franklin Institute, the Gold Medal from Bakhuys Roozeboom Fund (founder Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom) (1933) from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Comstock Prize (1933) of the National Academy of Sciences. Bridgman was a member of the American Physical Society and was its president in 1942. He was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the National Academy of Sciences. He was a Foreign Member of the Royal Society and Honorary Fellow of the Physical Society of London. The Percy W. Bridgman House, in Massachusetts, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark designated in 1975. Condition:Book is very good with some wear and slight fading to small portion by crown. Previous owners signature on ffep. Book is clean and tightly bound with no other writing. See all photos. Dustjacket fair with age wear and small losses near spine and on covers with some chipping and tears. DJ is price unclipped. Details:hardcover 392 pages approx. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"1950 - no other printings stated indicating a first edition.Philosophical Library Terms (payment, shipping, tax, returns, feedback, etc.)Please read before buying U.S. bidders only PaymentPlease pay within 48 hours of winning.eBay managed payments ShippingShipping will be $6.50 and will be shipped USPS media mail with tracking. We may upgrade your package at our discretion to USPS Ground Advantage. Package will be shipped within 4 business days after payment - usually faster. The USPS can be notoriously slow, it could take 2-3 weeks for delivery. 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