I stumbled across a paperback copy also and was impressed also. The funding and wide range of experimentation he did. Regards Paul.
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 3:12 AM, DaveH <i...@blackmountainforge.com> wrote: > A second on the book. Wonderful read. His method for cleaning out an > optical > interferometer was delightful. > > Also, the 'standard' formal evening dress in that community became what we > now know as the Tuxedo. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > > [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of johncr...@aol.com > > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 19:57 > > To: time-nuts@febo.com > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Shortt Clock Recent Measurements > > (Brooke Clarke) > > > > It is not surprising that one can find little about Alfred > > Loomis. He was notoriously publicity shy and never gave > > interviews. Before his death he had much of research material > > disposed of. However the private lab he created at Tuxedo > > Park NY. was a gathering place for all of the key scientists > > of his time. He used his considerable fortune to fund the > > research of promising scientists. If anything was hot in > > physics in the 30's and early 40's he was there. For example > > he is in a photo taken at the early Berkley Summer Study > > where the greats in physics gathered to determine the > > feasibility of the A-Bomb. > > > > He was probably the last of the great "Gentleman Scientists". > > > > A great read is "Tuxedo Park...." by Jennet Conant (yep of > > the same family) first published in 2002. I read a borrowed > > copy then. And with all the discussion about him, I recalled > > the book. I tried Amazon and just got a Kindle edition. (The > > amazon listing mentions Oppenheimer, but the book is all > > about Loomis). Read the reviews if interested. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.