| RefNo | EC/1935/09 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XIV, 190; A02509 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Foster, John Stuart: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Levy Medal, Franklin Institute for 'Fruitful Researches.' The normal Stark effect; patterns and experimental facts characteristic of a singlet spectrum, with quantum theoretical explanation. Paschen-Back analogue. Effects of combined electric and magnetic fields; essential features in the splitting of spectral lines by parallel and by perpendicular fields. Multiple Stark effects in B-type stars (in preparation; observations at Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 1932). On distant control by wireless; war period. Dr Foster is an inspiring leader in research; three of his students now hold 1851 Exhibition Scholarships. |
| Proposers | A S Eve; J S Plaskett; O W Richardson; Frank D Adams; R W Wood; Rutherford; R H Fowler; J A Gray; Ernest W Brown; F W Dyson; J C McLennan; N Bohr; A Fowler |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA766 | Foster; John Stuart (1890 - 1964); physicist | 1890 - 1964 |