Record

RefNoEC/1951/14
Previous numbersCert XVI, 14; A04842
LevelItem
TitleMendelssohn, Kurt Alfred Georg: certificate of election to the Royal Society
DescriptionCitation typed
CitationDistinguished for his work at low temperatures, particularly on liquid helium II and superconductivity. Discovered (with J. G. Daunt) the mechano-caloric effect, showing that He II cools when passing through a capillary and elucidated the phenomena of the "creeping film". Has determined (with a number of co-workers) the electronic entropies of superconductors and has investigated the anomalous behaviour of superconductive alloys. During the war worked on the application of physics to clinical medicine, devising (with D.S. Evans) direct methods for the measurement of blood pressure and heat radiation. Has published over 70 papers, many of them in the Proceedings of the Royal Society.
ProposersFrom Personal Knowledge. Cherwell; F E Simon; H H Plaskett; G M B Dobson; J D Cockcroft; H W B Skinner; A M Tyndall; N F Mott; W Hume-Rothery; E A Milne
AccessStatusOpen
Image

Mendelssohn, Kurt Alfred Georg: certificate of election to the Royal Society

Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6769Mendelssohn; Kurt Alfred Georg (1906 - 1980)1906 - 1980
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