| RefNo | EC/1935/02 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XIV, 183; A00129 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Andrade, Edward Neville da Costa: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Distinguished for his researches on ionisation in flames. His Heidelberg Dissertation of 1911 is still referred to as a standard work. His pioneer work on plastic flow led him to the identification (in 1914) of single metal crystals. Was associated with Lord Rutherford in the first determination of gamma-ray wave-lengths. Has done much in recent times to clear up outstanding problems on the movements in vibrating columns of gas. Is director of a flourishing research school at University College (London). Author of a standard treatise on the Structure of the Atom and numerous other works. |
| Proposers | Rutherford; Wm Wilson; W H Bragg; G B Jeffery; H R Robinson; L N G Filon; E V Appleton; R Robertson; H C Plummer |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8102 | Andrade; Edward Neville da Costa (1887 - 1971); physicist | 1887 - 1971 |