University of Wyoming
Edgar Buckingham (1867-1940) was a physicist who worked for the USDA Bureau of Soils between 1902 and 1906 where he developed theories concerning soil physics. Prior to this work, Buckingham taught chemistry and physics first at Bryn Mawr College and then at the University of Wisconsin. In 1907, he accepted a position at the National Bureau of Standards. While in this role, Buckingham served as an associate science attaché to the United States Embassy in Rome for a year. He formally retired from the NBS in 1937 but continued his research work there until his death in 1940.
Collection contains articles primarily by Buckingham about radiation formulas and principles of thermometry, studies on movement of soil moisture, aeration of soils, and other topics; and notes and references on colloids, scientific formulas, ventilation of soils, and diffusion and transpiration.
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This material was received from Mrs. F. V. Hunt in May 1970.
Edgar Buckingham papers, AR 238, Niels Bohr Library and Archives, American Institute of Physics.
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