Paul H. Dike graduated from Northwestern University in physics with a B.S. in 1901 and an M.S. in 1903.[2] For the academic year 1901–1902 he taught science at a high school in Du Quoin, Illinois.[3] From 1904 to 1905 he was a magnetic observer for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. From 1905 to 1909 he was a member of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C. He studied abroad at Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin from 1905 to 1906 and at the University of Cambridge in 1906. Following instructions from the Carnegie Institution's Director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Dike joined the magnetic survey yacht Galilee at Sitka, Alaska near the beginning of August 1907 and performed experimental observations of atmospheric electriticy during the 1907–1908 voyage in the Pacific Ocean. From 1909 to 1911 he was a graduate student and an assistant in physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] There he graduated in June 1911 with a Ph.D. in physics. His Ph.D. thesis "Photo-Electric Potentials of Thin Cathode Films" was published in Physical Review(Series I) 34, 459 – June 1, 1912. [4]
He was from 1911 to 1914 an assistant in physics at Mount Vernon, Iowa's Cornell College and from 1914 to 1915 an instructor at the University of Missouri. He was a professor of physics from 1915 to 1923 at Robert College in Istanbul, from 1923 to 1924 at the University of North Carolina, and from 1924 to 1925 at the University of Vermont. During WW I on an academic leave of absence, he served from August 18, 1917 to 1919 as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. In 1919 he was an acting scientific attaché at the U.S. embassy in Paris. At Leeds & Northrup Company in Philadelphia, he was from 1925 to 1937 a research physicist, from 1937 to 1948 an assistant director of research, and from 1948 a research consultant.[2]
In 1906 he married Grace Gordon Gulick (1883–1933) daughter of Alice Gordon Gulick, an American missionary teacher in Spain. They had two sons, William Gordon and Paul Alexander. Their first son, William Gordon Dike became a physicist who worked in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on the atomic bomb project during World War II.[7] As a widower, Paul H. Dike married Mildred E. Watts in November 1936 in Philadelphia. He is buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery on Lake Avenue in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Selected publicationsedit
Dike, P. H. (1906). "The diurnal variation of the amount of radioactive emanation in the atmosphere". Journal of Geophysical Research. 11 (3): 125–129. Bibcode:1906TeMAE..11..125D. doi:10.1029/TE011i003p00125.
—— (1907). "Proposed atmospheric electricity work on the magnetic survey yacht "Galilee" in 1907". Journal of Geophysical Research. 12 (2): 81–82. Bibcode:1907TeMAE..12...81D. doi:10.1029/TE012i002p00081.
—— (1907). "Paulsen's résumé of recent theories of polar lights". Journal of Geophysical Research. 12 (2): 84–86. Bibcode:1907TeMAE..12...84D. doi:10.1029/TE012i002p00084. 1907
—— (1907). "Preliminary report on atmospheric electricity work, yacht "Galilee," Sitka to Honolulu, August, 1907". Journal of Geophysical Research. 12 (3): 129–130. Bibcode:1907TeMAE..12..129D. doi:10.1029/TE012i003p00129.
—— (1908). "Report on the atmospheric electricity observations made on the magnetic survey yacht "Galilee," 1907–08". Journal of Geophysical Research. 13 (3): 119–124. Bibcode:1908TeMAE..13..119D. doi:10.1029/TE013i003p00119.
—— (1909). "An experimental investigation of dip needle corrections". Journal of Geophysical Research. 14 (3): 137–146. Bibcode:1909TeMAE..14..137D. doi:10.1029/TE014i003p00137.
—— (1909). "ART. XII.--Recent Observations in Atmospheric Electricity". American Journal of Science. 4th Series. 27 (159): 197–209. doi:10.2475/ajs.s4-27.159.197. hathitrust.org text
—— (1912). "Photo-Electric Potentials of Thin Cathode Films". Physical Review. Series I. 34 (6): 459–470. Bibcode:1912PhRvI..34..459D. doi:10.1103/PhysRevSeriesI.34.459. hdl:2027/wu.89011288271. e-book (journal publication of June 1911 Ph.D. thesis)
—— (1930). "A Precision Audio Frequency Bridge". Review of Scientific Instruments. 1 (12): 744–748. Bibcode:1930RScI....1..744D. doi:10.1063/1.1748662.
—— (1931). "A Bridge for the Measurement of the Conductance of Electrolytes". Review of Scientific Instruments. 2 (7): 379–395. Bibcode:1931RScI....2..379D. doi:10.1063/1.1748805.
—— (1936). "The Effect of Atmospheric Humidity on Unsealed Resistors, Causes and Remedy". Review of Scientific Instruments. 7 (7): 278–287. Bibcode:1936RScI....7..278D. doi:10.1063/1.1752150.
—— (1947). "Instrumentation and measurement in the field of dielectrics". Digest of Literature on Dielectrics. 11. IEEE: 36–39.
—— (1955). Thermoelectric Thermometry: A Monograph on the Materials and Methods Involved in the Measurement of Temperature with the Aid of Thermocouples. Leeds & Northern Company; 90 pages{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Referencesedit
^"Obituary. Paul H. Dike". Physics Today. 9 (8): 50. August 1956. doi:10.1063/1.3060082.
^ abcdCattell, Jaques, ed. (1949). American Men of Science: A Biographical Dictionary. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Science Press. p. 621.
^Alumni Record of the College of Liberal Arts. Northwestern University. 1903. p. 334.
^Dike, Paul H. (1912). "Photo-Electric Potentials of Thin Cathode Films". Physical Review. Series I. 34 (6): 459–470. Bibcode:1912PhRvI..34..459D. doi:10.1103/PhysRevSeriesI.34.459. hdl:2027/wu.89011288271.
^Howard, L. O., ed. (1910). Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. p. 110.
^"APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society. (search on year=1936 and institution=Leeds and Northrup Company)
^"Obituary. William Gordon Dike". New York Times. March 16, 1978.
External linksedit
"Galilee Voyages, The Galilee, Ocean Magnetic Survey Expeditions". Carnegie Institution for Science, DTM-Geophysical Laboratory Library (dam-ocean.carnegiescience.edu).
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Paul Harrison Dike February 22 1878 Crystal Lake Illinois June 25 1956 Jenkintown Pennsylvania 1 was an American physicist who did research on terrestrial magnetism atmospheric electricity photoelectricity pyrometry and radiation theory 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography editPaul H Dike graduated from Northwestern University in physics with a B S in 1901 and an M S in 1903 2 For the academic year 1901 1902 he taught science at a high school in Du Quoin Illinois 3 From 1904 to 1905 he was a magnetic observer for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey From 1905 to 1909 he was a member of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington D C He studied abroad at Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin from 1905 to 1906 and at the University of Cambridge in 1906 Following instructions from the Carnegie Institution s Director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism Dike joined the magnetic survey yacht Galilee at Sitka Alaska near the beginning of August 1907 and performed experimental observations of atmospheric electriticy during the 1907 1908 voyage in the Pacific Ocean From 1909 to 1911 he was a graduate student and an assistant in physics at the University of Wisconsin Madison 2 There he graduated in June 1911 with a Ph D in physics His Ph D thesis Photo Electric Potentials of Thin Cathode Films was published in Physical Review Series I 34 459 June 1 1912 4 He was from 1911 to 1914 an assistant in physics at Mount Vernon Iowa s Cornell College and from 1914 to 1915 an instructor at the University of Missouri He was a professor of physics from 1915 to 1923 at Robert College in Istanbul from 1923 to 1924 at the University of North Carolina and from 1924 to 1925 at the University of Vermont During WW I on an academic leave of absence he served from August 18 1917 to 1919 as a lieutenant in the U S Army Signal Corps In 1919 he was an acting scientific attache at the U S embassy in Paris At Leeds amp Northrup Company in Philadelphia he was from 1925 to 1937 a research physicist from 1937 to 1948 an assistant director of research and from 1948 a research consultant 2 Dike was elected in 1910 a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 5 and in 1936 a Fellow of the American Physical Society 6 In 1906 he married Grace Gordon Gulick 1883 1933 daughter of Alice Gordon Gulick an American missionary teacher in Spain They had two sons William Gordon and Paul Alexander Their first son William Gordon Dike became a physicist who worked in Oak Ridge Tennessee on the atomic bomb project during World War II 7 As a widower Paul H Dike married Mildred E Watts in November 1936 in Philadelphia He is buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery on Lake Avenue in Crystal Lake Illinois Selected publications editDike P H 1906 The diurnal variation of the amount of radioactive emanation in the atmosphere Journal of Geophysical Research 11 3 125 129 Bibcode 1906TeMAE 11 125D doi 10 1029 TE011i003p00125 1907 Proposed atmospheric electricity work on the magnetic survey yacht Galilee in 1907 Journal of Geophysical Research 12 2 81 82 Bibcode 1907TeMAE 12 81D doi 10 1029 TE012i002p00081 1907 Paulsen s resume of recent theories of polar lights Journal of Geophysical Research 12 2 84 86 Bibcode 1907TeMAE 12 84D doi 10 1029 TE012i002p00084 1907 1907 Preliminary report on atmospheric electricity work yacht Galilee Sitka to Honolulu August 1907 Journal of Geophysical Research 12 3 129 130 Bibcode 1907TeMAE 12 129D doi 10 1029 TE012i003p00129 1908 Report on the atmospheric electricity observations made on the magnetic survey yacht Galilee 1907 08 Journal of Geophysical Research 13 3 119 124 Bibcode 1908TeMAE 13 119D doi 10 1029 TE013i003p00119 1909 An experimental investigation of dip needle corrections Journal of Geophysical Research 14 3 137 146 Bibcode 1909TeMAE 14 137D doi 10 1029 TE014i003p00137 1909 ART XII Recent Observations in Atmospheric Electricity American Journal of Science 4th Series 27 159 197 209 doi 10 2475 ajs s4 27 159 197 hathitrust org text 1912 Photo Electric Potentials of Thin Cathode Films Physical Review Series I 34 6 459 470 Bibcode 1912PhRvI 34 459D doi 10 1103 PhysRevSeriesI 34 459 hdl 2027 wu 89011288271 e book journal publication of June 1911 Ph D thesis 1930 A Precision Audio Frequency Bridge Review of Scientific Instruments 1 12 744 748 Bibcode 1930RScI 1 744D doi 10 1063 1 1748662 1931 A Bridge for the Measurement of the Conductance of Electrolytes Review of Scientific Instruments 2 7 379 395 Bibcode 1931RScI 2 379D doi 10 1063 1 1748805 1936 The Effect of Atmospheric Humidity on Unsealed Resistors Causes and Remedy Review of Scientific Instruments 7 7 278 287 Bibcode 1936RScI 7 278D doi 10 1063 1 1752150 1947 Instrumentation and measurement in the field of dielectrics Digest of Literature on Dielectrics 11 IEEE 36 39 1955 Thermoelectric Thermometry A Monograph on the Materials and Methods Involved in the Measurement of Temperature with the Aid of Thermocouples Leeds amp Northern Company 90 pages a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint postscript link References edit Obituary Paul H Dike Physics Today 9 8 50 August 1956 doi 10 1063 1 3060082 a b c d Cattell Jaques ed 1949 American Men of Science A Biographical Dictionary Lancaster Pennsylvania The Science Press p 621 Alumni Record of the College of Liberal Arts Northwestern University 1903 p 334 Dike Paul H 1912 Photo Electric Potentials of Thin Cathode Films Physical Review Series I 34 6 459 470 Bibcode 1912PhRvI 34 459D doi 10 1103 PhysRevSeriesI 34 459 hdl 2027 wu 89011288271 Howard L O ed 1910 Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science p 110 APS Fellow Archive American Physical Society search on year 1936 and institution Leeds and Northrup Company Obituary William Gordon Dike New York Times March 16 1978 External links edit Galilee Voyages The Galilee Ocean Magnetic Survey Expeditions Carnegie Institution for Science DTM Geophysical Laboratory Library dam ocean carnegiescience edu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul H Dike amp oldid 1217531498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
