Early History of Physics Laboratories for Students at the College Level.

Phillips, Melba

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Publication Date: 1981-Jun

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Early History of Physics Laboratories for Students at the College Level.

Phillips, Melba

American Journal of Physics, v49 n6 p522-27 Jun 1981

Traces the development of college physics laboratories. Discusses the motivating forces that produced these laboratories, sources of experiments and the first and most influential laboratory manual prepared by E. C. Pickering for use at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (JN)

Descriptors: College Science, Educational Development, Higher Education, Laboratory Manuals, Physics, Science Education, Science Education History, Science Experiments, Science Laboratories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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