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RefNoACS/5/7
LevelItem
TitlePress cuttings relating to electrical experiments and X-Ray photography collected by Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton
CreatorSwinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer
Date1893-1913
DescriptionVolume of press cuttings assembled by Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton relating to his experiments wih high frequency electrical discharges; electric currents; battery experiments; X-Ray photography; design of X-Ray tubes; the story of the steam turbine; and wireless telegraphy.

The articles are from a variety of publications, both scientific and general press, such as The Electrical Review; The Electrical Engineer; The Standard; Philosophical Magazine; The Journal of the Camera Club; The Times; The Daily Graphic; Nature; The Amateur Photographer; The Photographic Journal; Journal of the Society of Arts; The Electrician; The Journal of the Röntgen Society; Scientific American; The Daily Mail; The Daily News and Leader; The Globe and Traveller; The Daily Chronicle; Chambers Journal; Financial Times; and the Daily Sketch.
Extent1 volume
FormatPrinted
PhysicalDescriptionLeather board affixed with string.
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
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