Record

RefNoEC/1932/03
Previous numbersCert XIV, 120; A01217
LevelItem
TitleCarter, Frederick William: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationAn extremely able mathematician who has materially advanced the foundations of electrical engineering. Author of 'The Design of Transformers' (Trans Amer Inst Elec Eng, 1898); 'Air-gap and Interpolar Inductions' (Proc Inst Elec Eng, 1900); 'Air-gap Induction' (Elec World and Engineer, 1901); 'Predetermination in Railway Work' (Trans Amer Inst Elec Eng, 1903); 'The Repulsion Motor' (Elec Review, 1904); 'Technical Considerations in Electric Railway Engineering ' (Proc Inst Elec Eng, 1906, see Proc of the joint meeting, Inst Mech Eng, with Amer Soc Mech Eng London, 1910, and Proc Inst Elec Eng, 1913); 'Commutation' (Elec World 1910, 1912); 'Magnetic Centering of Dynamo-electric machinery' (Proc Inst Civ Eng, 1912); 'The Action of a Locomotive Driving Wheel' (Proc Roy Soc A, 112, 1926); 'Eddy Currents in thin Circular Cylinders' (Proc Camb Phil Soc 23, 1927); 'Losses in Cable Sheaths' (ibid 24, 1928); The Stability of Running of Locomotives' (Proc Roy Soc A, 121, 1928); 'The Running of Locomotives with reference to their Tendency to Derail' (Inst Civ Eng, selected Engineering Paper No 91, 1930).
ProposersH S Hele-Shaw; Joseph Larmor; A E H Love; R T Glazebrook; T Mather; H F Baker; R V Southwell; W E Dalby
AccessStatusOpen
Image

Carter, Frederick William: certificate of election to the Royal Society

Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA788Carter; Frederick William (1870 - 1952)1870 - 1952
Add to My Items

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView