California Institute of Technology Cal Tech - Big T Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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17 Carl D. Anderson Paul S. Epstein Irving P. Krick Fritz Zwicky ASTROPHYSICS Left to right: Eric T. Bell, Morgan Ward, Aris- totle D. Michal, Luther E. Wear, H. Frederic Bohnenblust, Robert P. Dilworth. l e ' E. C. Goldsworthy The work of the Department of Astrophysics, under the direction of Max Mason, Chairman of the Observatory Council, and Professor Fritz Zwicky, includes investigations of the galactic system, remote nebulae, and phenomena bearing directly on the constitution of matter. The com- pletion of the new Astrophysical Laboratory on Mount Palomar, with its ZOO-inch reflecting telescope and Schmidt cameras, will supplement the facilities on Mount Wilson and enable the department to intensify its research greatly. The Department of Mathematics, besides giving instruc- tion to all undergraduates in elementary mathematics, conducts a course of advanced work for a limited number of students and carries on researches in pure mathematics. Prominent men in the department are E. T. Bell, A. D. Michael, and Morgan Ward. Colonel E. C. Goldsworthy holds, in addition to a chair in the Department of Mathematics, the very important position of Master of the Student Houses. MATHEMATICS

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'I6 PHYSICS The research contributions ot the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics have greatly enhanced the reputation of the California Institute tor original scientific work. Current research projects include nuclear physics and cosmic rays. Among the outstanding men of the department are Robert A. Millikan and Carl D. Anderson, Nobel prize winners, Richard C. Tolman, technical advisor to Bernard Baruch, and J. Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Los Alamos atom-bomb laboratory. Earnest C. Watson is the Acting Chairman ot the department and William R. Smythe supervises the Science course of the Institute. Left to right, first row: H. Victor Neher, Paul S. Epstein, Charles C. Lauritsen, Gennady W. Potapenko, Leverett Davis. Second row: Robert F. Christy, William R. Smythe, J. Robert Oppenheimer, William A. Fowler, Jesse W. M. DuMond, Alexander Goetz, Thomas Lauritsen. s 1

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WE? HU MANITIES The California lnstitute, unique among American technical schools, of- fers a well-rounded course in which the student spends much of his time in the Division of Humanities. Under the Chairmanship of Clinton K. Judy, in- struction is offered in Literature, Lan- guagaes, Philosophy, Economics, His- tory, and Government. An Industrial Relations Section, under the direction of Professor Robert D. Gray, maintains a reference library and conducts surveys and research studies on problems in in- dustrial relations. Because of the close association of the Division with the Huntington Library, many opportuni- ties for research are offered the faculty and much benefit is derived by the stu- dents from the Library facilities. Dr. Wallace Sterling, Professor of History, has done extensive research at the Hoover Peace Library at Stanford, and is a recognized authority on current historv. His course in current affairs is one of the highliahts of the senior hu- manities program. William B. Munro Clinton K. Judy George R. MacMinn