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RefNoACS/5/9
LevelItem
TitlePress cuttings relating to scientific and psychical research collected by Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton
CreatorSwinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer
Date1913-1929
DescriptionVolume of press cuttings assembled and largely authored by Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton relating to both scientific and psychical research. Subjects of scientific nature include an article on Swinton's broadcast about the importance of experimenting; articles on wireless development; electricity supply; the Waterloo Ball; the safety of wireless; tramways; television & boradcasting services; trend of bursting water and gas mains in London; power stations in cities; invention of the carbon incandescent electric lamp.

A large portion of the volume is devoted to psychical investigations and spiritualism, including the sensational public disagreement between Swinton and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in relation to the controversial photograph of the "ghost" of Lord Combermere, Swinton's uncle, published in Doyle's 'The History of Spiritualism'. Also included are articles on the debunking of the belief in life after death and water divining. Correspondence files pertaining to these topics can be found in subject based files under ACS/1/3/1-ACS/1/3/3.

Four loose articles are included at the back of the volume and cover the following topics: television, water divining, and comments on religion.

The articles are from a variety of publications, such as Wireless World; The Times; The Morning Post; Daily Sketch; Nature; The Engineer; Sunday Times; The Spectator; The Wireless Engineer; The Morning Post; The Evening Standard; The Saturday Review; The Scotsman; Popular Wireless; The Saturday Review; The Financial Times; The Daily Telegraph; Berwickshire News; Discovery; The Daily Chronicle; Journal of the Instiution of Electrical Engineers; The Electrician; The Electrical Review; and World-Radio.
Extent1 volume
FormatPrinted
PhysicalDescriptionPurple leather bound volume with gold accents.
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
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