Joseph Sweetman Ames
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Joseph Sweetman Ames was a physics
professor at Johns Hopkins University
, provost of the university from 1926 until 1929, and university president from 1929 until 1935.
He was born at Manchester, Vermont. He is best remembered as one of the founding members of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
(NACA, the predecessor of NASA
) and its longtime chairman (1919-1939). NASA Ames Research Center
is named after him. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1911.
Mr. Ames was also an assistant editor of Astrophysical Journal
and associate editor of the American Journal of Science; editor-in-chief of the Scientific Memoir Series; and editor of J. von Fraunhofer's
memoirs on Prismatic and Diffractive Spectra (1898).
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
professor at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, provost of the university from 1926 until 1929, and university president from 1929 until 1935.
He was born at Manchester, Vermont. He is best remembered as one of the founding members of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was a U.S. federal agency founded on March 3, 1915 to undertake, promote, and institutionalize aeronautical research. On October 1, 1958 the agency was dissolved, and its assets and personnel transferred to the newly created National Aeronautics and...
(NACA, the predecessor of NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
) and its longtime chairman (1919-1939). NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Ames Research Center
The Ames Research Center , is one of the United States of America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration 10 major field centers.The centre is located in Moffett Field in California's Silicon Valley, near the high-tech companies, entrepreneurial ventures, universities, and other...
is named after him. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 1911.
Publications
- The Theory of Physics (1897) ISBN 9781112245749
- Elements of Physics (1900) ISBN 9781172277308
- The Induction of Electric Currents (two volumes, 1900)
- Text-Book of General Physics (1904)
- Theoretical Mechanics (1929)
Mr. Ames was also an assistant editor of Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering astronomy and astrophysics. It was founded in 1895 by the American astronomers George Ellery Hale and James Edward Keeler. It publishes three 500-page issues per month....
and associate editor of the American Journal of Science; editor-in-chief of the Scientific Memoir Series; and editor of J. von Fraunhofer's
Joseph von Fraunhofer
Joseph von Fraunhofer was a German optician. He is known for the discovery of the dark absorption lines known as Fraunhofer lines in the Sun's spectrum, and for making excellent optical glass and achromatic telescope objectives.-Biography:Fraunhofer was born in Straubing, Bavaria...
memoirs on Prismatic and Diffractive Spectra (1898).