Scientific Lectures and Writings

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
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.
97 'The Study of Solid Surfaces'. File 1952
103 Letter from G. Beck with comments on the draft of 'The Second Law of Thermodynamics deduced from information theory'. File nd
110 Manuscript notes for a lecture on 'Meson', with a note 'Nat. Sci. Club Feb. 25 1954'. File 1954
112 Two lectures on Electron Diffraction given by Thomson on his visit to the Middle East File 1955
117 'The Principles of Physics', first ms. draft File 1959
118 'The Principles of Physics', First typescript version. File 1959
125 Book review: De Broglie: 'New Perspectives in Physics' File 1962
132 'Matter and Radiation'. Proof copy, with publisher's and author's corrections, pages numbered 71-150. File 1968
134 Jubilee meeting of the Institute of Physics: correspondence File 6-8 May 1968
139 'The Electron': correspondence with editor and colleagues File 1969–70
144 'The Electron': Correspondence with editor re proofs and artwork of article, and including Thomson's answers to queries on captions File Dec 1970 - Jan 1971
148 'An Unfortunate Experiment': Ms. draft, and ms. notes for paper. File
150 'Atomic Energy'. File 1941–42
159 'Atomic Energy and International Control'. Broadcast in BBC European Service File 27 January 1947
160 'The Military Uses'. Ms. draft of Thomson's contribution to 'Atomic Energy Week' broadcast on the BBC File