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Cavendish Laboratory : Mrs. Horton demonstrating to A.B. Pippard in a Part II practical class

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<p style='text-align: justify;'>Mrs. Horton demonstrating to A.B. Pippard in a Part II practical class. Mrs. Horton (then Miss Ann Davies) was the first woman to hold a university appointment in physics in Cambridge. At the end of the academic year 1940–41, Brian Pippard graduated with first-class honours in Part II of the Natural Science Tripos. Here he is being instructed by Mrs. Horton in a Part II practical class in the top floor of the Maxwell Wing. Pippard succeeded Mott as Cavendish Professor in 1971.</p>

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Mrs. Horton demonstrating to A.B. Pippard in a Part II practical class (P323)

Mrs. Horton demonstrating to A.B. Pippard in a Part II practical class. Mrs. Horton (then Miss Ann Davies) was the first woman to hold a university appointment in physics in Cambridge. At the end of the academic year 1940–41, Brian Pippard graduated with first-class honours in Part II of the Natural Science Tripos. Here he is being instructed by Mrs. Horton in a Part II practical class in the top floor of the Maxwell Wing. Pippard succeeded Mott as Cavendish Professor in 1971.

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  • Physical Location: Cavendish Laboratory
  • Classmark: P323
  • Origin Place: Cambridge
  • Date of Creation: 1940-1941
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    • Physical Location: Cavendish Laboratory
    • Classmark: P323
    • Origin Place: Cambridge
    • Date of Creation: 1940-1941
    • Note(s): Negative: celluloid
    • Extent: Digitised grayscale image: tiff: 300 dpi. 0.236 MB: 489 x 495.
    • Material:

      Snapshot

    • Format: Photograph
    • Author(s) of the Record: TEI created from spreadsheet.
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