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Founding Meeting at Columbia University
- When
- May 20, 1899
- Where
- Columbia University
Thirty-six physicists gathered at Columbia University on May 20, 1899, to establish the American Physical Society, adopting its mission to advance physics knowledge.
The American Physical Society was founded on May 20, 1899, when thirty-six physicists gathered at Columbia University for that purpose. The group proclaimed the mission of the new Society to be 'to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics'. This event marked the formal establishment of the organization as a membership body for professionals in physics.
Sources
- American Physical Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
- Columbia University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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