Scientific Lectures and Writings

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
160 'The Military Uses'. Ms. draft of Thomson's contribution to 'Atomic Energy Week' broadcast on the BBC File
163 Transcript of talk for BBC's 'Atomic Energy Week' File
167 Notes for shorter talks. File late 1940s
169 'The Hydrogen Bomb'. Talk on BBC Third Programme File 14 March 1950
174 'The Effects of Atomic Weapons'. talk given on the BBC Third Programme, 4 Feb 1951 File 1951
184 'The technical possibility of the control of atomic bombs'. File February 1955
189 'Britain's Drive for Atomic Power'. File 1956
191 'The Containment Problem for Thermonuclear Reactions'. Address to Section A, British Association, at its meeting in Dublin File September 1957
193 Shorter articles and broadcast File Jan 1958
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.
50 'Lecture at Rochester'. File 1929-30
53 'Columbus'. Notes for four lectures. File 1929-30
55 Shorter sequences of notes for lectures: 'Homopolar Bonds', 'Spin', 'Electron Diffraction. 2 lectures' File 1929-30
56 Lectures in Canada: 'Schenectady' (on wave/particle theory) with notes for similar lecture at McGill University. File
63 Book Reviews: Rutherford, Chadwick and Ellis: 'Radiations from Radioactive Substances' and Fraser: 'Molecular Rays'. File 1931-32
64 Book Review: Randall, 'Diffraction of X rays and electrons'. File 1934
66 'The small-scale structure of surfaces'. File 1934
71 'Absorption Coefficients'. (Perhaps a report submitted to Thomson and not by him) File nd
73 'Positive Electrons'. 2 pp. ms. notes for talk or lecture File nd
74 'Electron Waves as a Tool of Research', draft for illustrated lecture. File nd, c1936
75 'The Electron in Research' File nd, c1936
82 'Electron Diffraction'. File 19 May 1943
83 One page of notes for lecture on wave/particle theory, headed `Aberdeen. Dec. 29 1947'. File 29 Dec 1947
86 Five sequences of notes and data, by Thomson and others, related to the Guthrie Lecture. File c1948
88 'High energy electrons'. File n.d.
95 Two talks on 'Photographic Study of Cosmic Rays'. File 1950-1951