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Description 3-story plus attic Italian Renaissance style, mill construction of brown shale brick and stone, 75x132 feet; containing laboratories, library, offices, classrooms The names of scientists which appear around the exterior near the top are: west face: Rowland, Fresnel, Chladni, Galileo, Archimedes, Newton, Huyghens, Carnot, Helmholtz, Maxwell; north face: Henry, Koenig, Kepler, Kelvin, Arago, Fraunhofer, Joule; east face: Ohm, Fizeau, Oersted, Young, Stokes, Regnault, Verdet, Gilbert, Pascal, Ampere, Wheatstone; south face (covered by the 1959 addition): Boyle, Faraday, Foucault, Franklin, Volta, Mersenne, Hertz.This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed.
Other Names Physics 1904-1905: Physical Laboratory The Rockefeller Physical Laboratory
Named For John D. Rockefeller, friend
Constructed 1905-1906
Architect William R. Watterson
General Contractor The Samuel Austin and Son Co.Cost 1905: $96,042.22
Financing 1905: Gift of $110,000 from John D. Rockefeller, friendOccupants 1906-1949+: Case Physics Dept.
Uses 1906-1949+: Research and teaching, library, officesCeremonies Betatron dedicated: 2/2/1949
Alterations and Modifications
Description 1948-1949: Built Betatron vault underground, south of building
Cost $75,000
This summary was compiled by staff of the University Archives from sources in the custody of the Archives.
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