Caswell, Albert E. (Albert Edward), 1884-1954

Dates

• Existence: 1884 - 1954-06-18

Biographical Information

Albert E. Caswell was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1884. He earned his Doctor's degree from Stanford University in 1911. He worked for two years at Purdue University (1911-1913) and joined the faculty at the University of Oregon in 1913. He was appointed charmain of the Department of Physics in 1934 and served in that capacity until 1949. He was later named Professor Emeritus.

Caswell was a National Research Fellow in 1919-1920 and during World War II was a member of the staff of the Radiation Laboratory at MIT. Professor Caswell was the author of several papers and of a widely used textbook in general physics. He died in Eugene, Oregon, on June 18, 1954.

Citation:

American Journal of Physics. Vol. 22 (1954): 373. /aapt.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1119/1.1933749>

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Albert E. Caswell papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 18: Series MSF 83, Series 1; Series MSF 83, Series 2, Placement: 07

Identifier: MSF 88

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one folder that contains articles by Albert Caswell, and an obituary from American Journal of Physics.

Dates: 1911

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections