MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION


MS 072

MADSEN, John Percival Vissing (1879-1969)

PHYSICIST AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Madsen was Lecturer in Physics, University of Adelaide 1901-09 and Associate Professor and Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney 1909-49.  He was Chairman of the Radio Research Board 1926-57.

For further biographical information, see Records of the Academy, vol 2, no 1.

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                 1            Small collection of manuscript letters, W H Bragg to Madsen, 1909

                               Ratcliffe to Madsen 3 June 1966 re Rutherford letter

                               University of Cambridge to Madsen 15 June 1966 re Rutherford letter

                               Address by W H Bragg, President, Section A Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics (AAAS), 4th meeting, Hobart, January 1892

                 2            Bound volume, vol 1, containing papers illustrating the "full extent of the activities undertaken by J P V Madsen and the influence which they have had on Australian science and engineering".  Includes letters from Lord Rutherford, W H Bragg and important biographical materials

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                 1            Bound volume, vol 2, containing published papers of Madsen and co-workers

                 2            Bound volume, vol 3, containing published papers of Madsen and co-workers

                 3            Medal for arithmetic, NSW Junior Public Exam, 1894

                 4            Medal for geometry, NSW Senior Public Exam, 1896

                 5            Medal to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the coronation of George V and Queen Mary, 1935 and accompanying letter

                 6            Medal to commemorate the coronation of George VI, 1937 and two accompanying letters

                 7            Medal to commemorate the coronation of Elizabeth II, 1953

72/3-72/8                A collection of bound volumes and books relating to JPV, donated by Roger Madsen

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                 1            Vol. 1: Life of J P V Madsen

                 2            Vol. 2: Life of J P V Madsen, part 2

                 3            Wright, J F H. Measurement in Australia 1938-1988; a history of Australia’s National Standards Laboratory. CSIRO, 1988

                 4            Schedvin, C B. Shaping science and industry; a history of Australia’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1926-49. Allen & Unwin, 1987

 

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  1. Vol. 3: Compilation by R W Madsen. Personal letters, including three from Ernest Rutherford (1935-1937)

Vol. 4: W F Evans. Radio Research Board 1926-1928

  1. Vol. 5: W F Evans. Radio Research Board 1929-1930

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  1. Vol. 6: W F Evans. Radio Research Board 1931-1932
  1. Vol. 7. W F Evans. Radiophysics Advisory Board 1939-1945 (Annexures)
  1. Vol. 8: BBC “Listener”. Science Broadcasts 1947-1960

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  1. Vol. 9 (unbound): W F Evans. Radiophysics Advisory Board (Annexures) – List of RPL reports by author 1940-1946
  2. Vol. 11: compilation by R W Madsen. Published scientific papers relating to H F Madsen & J P V Madsen. Sydney University & the Madsen Building up to 1987      

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  1. Vol. 10 (unbound): Scientific Liaison Mission despatches (from/to) 1941; CSIR administrative letters 1928-1944           

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  1. Bragg, W H. Studies in radioactivity. London, Macmillan, 1912
  2. Curie, Eve. Madame Curie. Translated by Vincent Sheean. London, Heinemann, 1945
  3. Biew, A M. Kapitsa; the story of the British-trained scientist who invented the Russian Hydrogen Bomb. London, Frederick Muller, 1956
  4. A textbook of radar; a collective work by the Staff of the Radiophysics Laboratory, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Australia. Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1947
  5. Evans, W F. History of the Radiophysics Advisory Board 1939-1945. Melbourne, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 1970
  6. Mellor, D P. The role of science and industry. Canberra, Australian War Memorial, 1958
  7. Rivett, Rohan. David Rivett: fighter for Australian science. The author, 1972
  8. Cockburn, Stewart and Ellyard, David. Oliphant; the life and times of Sir Mark Oliphant. Axiom, 1992

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