Tracing the Rich History of Physics Research at NIST/NBS Through the Pages of the \textit{Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.}

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Abstract

What do Edward B. Rosa, William W. Coblentz, Ugo Fano, Charlotte E. Moore, William D. Phillips and Eric Cornell have in common? All are premier NBS/NIST physicists who published important research in the \textit{Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology} and the \textit{Journal}'s precursors. The \textit{Journal of Research} is the flagship publication of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. The \textit{Journal} has been published under various titles and in various forms since 1904. This poster examines a sampling of the rich body of physics literature published in the \textit{Journal of Research} since the early 1900s, and analyzes the impact this literature has had on the physics and scientific communities. From Edward B. Rosa's paper, ``The Absolute Measurement of Inductance'' published in 1905, to the \textit{Journal}'s 1996 Special Issue on Bose-Einstein condensation, the \textit{Journal of Research} has been the venue for papers of some of the most influential American physicists of the twentieth century.

Authors

  • Susan Makar

    National Institute of Standards and Technology

  • Barbara Silcox

    National Institute of Standards and Technology