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William V. Houston

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William V. Houston's Degrees

PhD Physics University of Chicago

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According to Wikipedia, William Vermillion Houston was an American physicist who made contributions to spectroscopy, quantum mechanics, and solid-state physics as well as being a teacher and administrator. He became the second president of Rice University in 1946.

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William V. Houston's Published Works

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Acceleration of Electrons in a Crystal Lattice (1940) (253)
Normal Vibrations of a Crystal Lattice (1948) (115)
A Compound Interferometer for Fine Structure Work (1927) (103)
The Raman Effect in Ammonia and Some Other Gases (1933) (34)
A spectroscopic determination of e/m (1927) (27)
The appearance of "forbidden lines" in spectra (1930) (27)
Gyromagnetic effect in a superconductor (1952) (25)
The Fine Structure and the Wave-Length of the Balmer Lines (1926) (19)
A New Method of Analysis of the Structure of H α and D α (1937) (19)
Rotational Raman Spectrum of CO(2). (1931) (19)
Some relationships between singlets and triplets in the spectra of two electron systems (1929) (16)
The Fine Structure of the Balmer Lines (1934) (16)
Principles of mathematical physics (1950) (14)
The temperature dependence of electrical conductivity (1929) (13)
BOOK REVIEWS: A Very Scientific Gentleman—The Major Achievements of Henry Clifton Sorby (1965) (11)
The Surface Photoelectric Effect (1937) (11)
The Viscosity of Air (1937) (10)
MECHANICAL FORCES ON A SUPERCONDUCTING FILM (1966) (10)
The Fine Structure of the Helium Arc Spectrum. (1927) (10)
The Structure of Soft X-ray Lines (1931) (9)
The Temperature Dependence of Electrical Resistance (1952) (9)
A Nuclear Model (1935) (8)
The Value of em from the Zeeman Effect (1934) (7)
Resonance Broadening of Spectral Lines (1938) (7)
Motion of Magnetic Flux through Superconducting Strips (1967) (6)
A New Determination of e/m from the Zeeman Effect (1932) (5)
Electron Theory of Thermoelectric Effects (1941) (5)
Conservation of Momentum in Electrical Conductivity (1939) (5)
The Hydrogen Doublet (1926) (4)
The Physical Content of Quantum Mechanics (1937) (4)
The temperature dependence of electron emission under high fields (1929) (4)
Electromagnetic Forces on a Superconductor (1950) (3)
Principles of Quantum Mechanics (1951) (3)
Physics in Engineering (1955) (3)
Some observations on the theory of electrons and atomic nuclei in solids (1963) (3)
Lattice vibrations and specific heat of diamond (1948) (2)
Transmission and Reflection of Gold and Silver Films (1928) (2)
Motion of Nuclei in Liquid Helium (1955) (2)
Are Electrons Real (1966) (1)
Objectives of Engineering Education (1956) (1)
Methods of Theoretical Physics, pts. I and II. PhilipM. Morse and Herman Feshbach. McGraw-Hill,New York-London, 1953. xxx + 1978 pp. Illus. $30the set, $15 each volume (1954) (1)
THE PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS. (1937) (1)
Theory and practice in engineering (1952) (1)
THE SCIENTISTS LOOK AT OUR WORLD (1952) (1)
Trends of Research in Physics (1946) (0)
The Rôle of Positrons and Neutrons in Modern Physics (1934) (0)
The Electron Microscope (1942) (0)
Only One Guest Ticket Per Game Says Cameron Two More Return From Leaves Of Absence ; Several Changes in Academic Rank Also Announced (0)
The Month at Caltech (1938) (0)
Harry Carothers Wiess (1959) (0)
Rice Institute President William V. Houston, portrait (1950) (0)
The influence of science on history (1946) (0)
Superconductivity, Methuen's monographs on physical subjectsErnest A. Lynton. Methuen, London (1962). pp. 174. 21s (1963) (0)
BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: Quanta and Reality (1964) (0)
The theory of electrical conductivity recent developments (0)
The Laws of Electromagnetic Induction (1939) (0)
BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: The Cavendish Laboratory, Nursery of Genius (1963) (0)
Zeeman Effect in Helium (1934) (0)
The Structure of the Red Line of Hydrogen and the Interpretation of Doublets in Other Elements. (0)
Understanding the Physical World (1962) (0)
Nobel Prize Award in Physics for 1939 to E. O. Lawrence (1940) (0)
Conversations on International Affairs (1959) (0)
BOOKS: The World of the Atom (1967) (0)
The inauguration of William Vermillion Houston, as president of the Rice Institute, on April tenth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven (1947) (0)
On the spirit of physics (1951) (0)
Electromagnetic induction in a superconductor (1949) (0)
BOOK REVIEWS: Albert Einstein and the Cosmic World Order (1965) (0)
Principles of quantum mechanics : nonrelativistic wave mechanics with illustrative applications (1951) (0)
Particles and Fields in Physics (1966) (0)
Principles of mathematical physics / William V. Houston (1948) (0)
BOOK REVIEWS: Perpetual Motion—Electrons and Atoms in Crystals (1966) (0)
BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: Rutherford and the Nature of the Atom (1964) (0)
BOOK REVIEWS: Identity and Reality (1965) (0)
Physics for adventure (1950) (0)
The Theory of Electrical Conductivity Recent Developments (0)
BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: A Penetrating View of Science: Science and Imagination (1968) (0)
BOOK REVIEWS: The Natural Philosopher—Volume III (1965) (0)
Proceedings of the thirty-third commencement of the Rice Institute, Faculty Chamber, 8 pm, June 28, 1946 (1946) (0)
Principles of quantum mechanics;: The non-relativistic theory with some illustrative applications (1973) (0)

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