John L. McKnight - Professor of Physics (Emeritus)
College of William and Mary
A.B. University of Michigan, 1953
M.S. Yale University, 1954
Ph.D. Yale University, 1957.
Research Interests
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History and Philosophy of Physical Science
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Science in the 18th Century
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History of Scientific Instruments
Christopher
Wren Course
Below is a picture of the frictional electrical
machine
made by E. S. Ritchie of Boston and purchased by the College of William
and Mary in 1859.
jlmckn@physics.wm.edu