| Reference number | MS/377/1/136 |
| Previous numbers | Formerly 136 and 138 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Silvanus Phillips Thompson, University College, Bristol, to [William Fletcher] Barrett |
| Date | 28 February 1880 |
| Description | Is pleased that his suggestion of using the motograph telephone as a transmittor was successful. His failure to secure a Birmingham post, although he 'ran Poyting closely'. Describes the Trevelyan Rocker and draws Barrett's attention to de Fonvielle's 'very stupid' attack on Crookes' radial matter and kinetic theory of gases. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7141 | Thompson; Silvanus Phillips (1851 - 1916); physicist and electrical engineer | 1851 - 1916 |