Paul Leon Hartman Explained
Paul Leon Hartman (13 July 1913, Reno, Nevada – 20 May 2005, Ithaca, New York) was an American experimental physicist, known for making pioneering measurements of synchrotron radiation.[1]
Biography
Hartman graduated in 1934 from the University of Nevada with a B.S. in electrical engineering and in 1938 from Cornell University with a Ph.D. in physics. His thesis advisor was Lloyd P. Smith (1904–1988).[1] [2] Hartman was a physics instructor at Cornell for the academic year 1938–1939. From 1939 to 1946 he worked at Bell Telephone Laboratories. During WW II he worked with James Brown Fisk and Homer D. Hagstrum in the development of centimeter-wave generators for airborne radar. Hartman was a faculty member in the physics department of Cornell University from 1946 to 1983, when he retired as professor emeritus.[1] He held a joint appointment in Cornell's department of physics engineering (which was renamed the "School of Applied and Engineering Physics").[3] From 1971 to 1973 he was the associate director of Cornell's School of Applied and Engineering Physics.[1]
He was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1972.[4] He helped to establish the Cornell High-Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS).[1]
Upon his death he was survived by his widow, three daughters, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.[3]
Selected publications
Articles
- 10.1063/1.1712760. 1940JAP....11..220S. The Formation and Maintenance of Electron and Ion Beams. 1940. Smith. Lloyd P.. Hartman. Paul L.. Journal of Applied Physics. 11. 3. 220–229.
- 10.1103/PhysRev.102.1423. 1956PhRv..102.1423T. Spectral and Angular Distribution of Ultraviolet Radiation from the 300-Mev Cornell Synchrotron. 1956. Tomboulian. D. H.. Hartman. P. L.. Physical Review. 102. 6. 1423–1447.
- 10.1364/JOSA.51.000113. 1961JOSA...51..113H. Improvements in a Source for Use in the Vacuum Ultraviolet. 1961. Hartman. P. L.. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 51. 1. 113.
- 10.1119/1.1970984. 1965AmJPh..33..776H. Advanced Physics Laboratory Course at Cornell. 1965. Hartman. Paul L.. American Journal of Physics. 33. 10. 776–783.
- 10.1016/0029-554X(82)90749-2. 1982NIMPR.195....1H. Introductory remarks. 1982. Hartman. P.L.. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. 195. 1–2. 1–6.
Books
- Book: The Cornell Physics Department: Recollections and a History of Sorts. 1982.
- revised 1993, reprinted 1994; 359 pages
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- Book: A Memoir on The Physical Review: A history of the first hundred years. American Institute of Physics. 1-56396-282-9. 1994. [5]
References
- 10.1063/1.2195328. 2006PhT....59c..89F. Paul Leon Hartman. 2006. Fitchen. Douglas B.. Ashcroft. Neil W.. Silcox. John. Physics Today. 59. 3. 89–90. free.
- 10.1063/1.2811130. 1989PhT....42h..83B. Lloyd P. Smith. 1989. Bethe. Hans A.. Krumhansl. James A.. Hartman. Paul L.. Sproull. Robert L.. Physics Today. 42. 8. 83–84. free.
- News: Paul Hartman, pioneering Cornell physicist, historian and '100 percent human being,' dies at 9. May 24, 2005. Cornell Chronicle.
- Web site: APS Fellow Archive. American Physical Society (aps.org).
- Assmus. Alexi. A Memoir on The Physical Review: A History of the First Hundred Years. Paul Hartman. Isis. 88. 2. 1997. 355. 0021-1753. 10.1086/383738.
