Lewis McAdory Branscomb


Ph.D. Harvard University 1949 UnitedStates
Dissertation: Anomalous rotation of molecules with applications to the temperature of the upper atmosphere, and a note on maximizing the ratio of "signal to noise" in spectrophotometry of weak light sources
Mathematics Subject Classification: 78—Optics, electromagnetic theory

Advisor: Unknown

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NameSchoolYearDescendants
Gideon, CarolynHarvard University2003
Watkins, ToddHarvard University1995

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