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Measures for Progress: A History of the National Bureau of Standards

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74 FOUNDING THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS (1901-10)<br />

complished, what <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> was prepared to do, and what were <strong>the</strong> im-<br />

mediate tasks be<strong>for</strong>e it.<br />

The Staff <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Standards</strong>, June 24, 19041<br />

Director—Dr. Samuel W. Stratton (University <strong>of</strong> Illinois, University <strong>of</strong> Chicago)<br />

1. Weights and measures:<br />

Louis A. Fischer (Columbia Univer-<br />

sity)<br />

Liewelyn G. Hoxton (University <strong>of</strong><br />

Virginia)<br />

Roy Y. Ferner (University <strong>of</strong> Wis-<br />

consin)<br />

Nathan S. Osborne (Michigan School<br />

<strong>of</strong> Mines)<br />

Lloyd L. Smith<br />

2. Heat and <strong>the</strong>rmometry:<br />

Dr. Charles W. Waidner (Johns Hop-<br />

kins University)<br />

Dr. George K. Burgess (MIT, Univer-<br />

sity <strong>of</strong> Paris)<br />

Division I—Dr. Samuel W. Stratton<br />

Dr. Hobart C. Dickinson (Williams<br />

College, Clark University)<br />

3. Light and optical instruments:<br />

Dr. Samuel W. Stratton<br />

Dr. Perley G. Nutting (University <strong>of</strong><br />

Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, Cornell University)<br />

Dr. Frederick J. Bates (University<br />

<strong>of</strong> Nebraska)<br />

4. Engineering instruments: Albert S.<br />

Merrill (MIT)<br />

5. Office: Henry D. Hubbard<br />

6. Instrument shop: Oscar G. Lange<br />

Division II (Electricity) —Dr. Edward B. Rosa (Wesleyan University)<br />

1. Resistance and Emf:<br />

Dr. Frank A. Wolff, Jr. (Johns Hop-<br />

kins University)<br />

Francis E. (MIT)<br />

Dr. George W. Middlekauf (Johns<br />

Hopkins University)<br />

2. Magnetism and absolute measurement<br />

<strong>of</strong> current: Dr. Karl E. Gu<strong>the</strong>, (Uni-<br />

versity <strong>of</strong> Marburg, University <strong>of</strong> Mich-<br />

igan)<br />

3. Inductance and capacity:<br />

Dr. Edward B. Rosa<br />

Dr. N. Ernest Dorsey (Johns Hopkins<br />

University)<br />

Frederick W. Grover (MIT, Wesleyan<br />

University)<br />

4. Electrical measuring instruments:<br />

Dr. Edward B. Rosa<br />

Dr. Morton C. Lloyd (University <strong>of</strong><br />

Pennsylvania)<br />

Herbert B. Brooks (Ohio State Uni-<br />

versity)<br />

C. E. Reid (Purdue University)<br />

Franklin S. Durston (Wesleyan Uni-<br />

versity)<br />

5. Photometry: Edward P. Hyde (Johns<br />

Hopkins University)<br />

6. Engineering plant: Charles E. Sponsler<br />

(Pennsylvania State College)<br />

1Source: Science, 19, 937 (1904). Details <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> education and experience <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

original <strong>Bureau</strong> staff and a résumé <strong>of</strong> current activities appear in Report <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Dir,<br />

NBS, to <strong>the</strong> Visiting Committee, June 12, 1903 ("Gen Corresp Files <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Director,<br />

1945—1955," Box 6).<br />

Charts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> organization <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> and its supervising personnel, at 5-year intervals<br />

from 1901 to 1960, appear in app. J.

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