Scientific Lectures and Writings

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
121 Correspondence with editors re correction and publication of 'The Principles of Physics' File 1958–61
127 'Matter and Radiation'. Correspondence with publishers and editor re plans for book, Thomson's contribution, photographs and illustrations. File 1966–68
130 'Matter and Radiation'. Thomson's plan, list of illustrations, ms. drafts, on loose pages, and in spiral-bound notebook. File c 1968
133 'Matter and Radiation'. Corrected proof. File May 1968
135 Jubilee meeting of the Institute of Physics: contributions and information from colleagues File 6-8 May 1968
136, 137 Jubilee meeting of the Institute of Physics: Ms. and typescript versions of Thomson's paper. File 6-8 May 1968
138 Jubilee meeting of the Institute of Physics: printed notice of meeting and an offprint of article 'The structure of matter - the atom outwards' File 6-8 May 1968
146 'The Electron': Final proof of book, with covering letter File September 1972
149 'An Unfortunate Experiment': typescript and galley proof versions, all with some corrections. File
151 Short broadcast for `The Voice of America', on peaceful uses of atomic energy File 13 August 1945
156 'You and the Atom', Talk broadcast by Columbia Broadcasting System File August 1946
161 Transcript of 'The Military Uses' from BBC's 'Atomic Energy Week', including contributions by G. Cheshire, J. Bronowski and Thomson. File
170 Ms. notes for talk on the hydrogen bomb, Chatham House, July 1950. File July 1950
173 'The Effects of Atomic Weapons'. talk given on the BBC Third Programme, 4 Feb 1951 File 1951
175 Book Review af Laurence, Hollis and Carter: 'The Hell Bomb'. File May 1951
178 Paper on wartime cooperation on atomic energy, written for Central Office of Information File 1952
195 Talks and article File 1958
196 Article for Central Office of Information File August 1958
198 Notes for 'Geneva Conference', perhaps for a press release and book review of Heisenberg:' Philosophic Problems of Nuclear Science'. File nd [1958]
199 Shorter talks, 1959. File
208 Foreword to 'The Atom', a subject encyclopaedia. File
153 Ms. notes for shorter talks on atomic energy, 1945. File 1945-1946
200 'Thermonuclear Reactions'. File 1959-1960
143 'The Electron': Typescript version, with many ms. corrections and additions. File c 1970-1972
140 'The Electron': ms draft File c 1970-1972
7 Folder of loose lecture notes for 'Senior Honours', on various topics, with a list in Thomson's hand of those attending and marks obtained in 'Mechanics' and `Heat'. File [1922-30]
10 University of Aberdeen candidate's examination book, inscribed 'Laws of Motion'. File [1922-30]
31 Spring-back folder inscribed `Atomic Physics Part II', of notes for lectures on atomic and nuclear physics. File 1949 and 1951
33 Thomson's notes on work by Blackett, Heitler and others on elementary particles File n.d.
46 'The limitations of relativity'. File n.d.