Ernest Fox Nichols (June 1, 1869– April 29, 1924) was a U.S. educator and physicist. He was born in Leavenworth County, Kansas, and received his undergraduate degree from Kansas State University in 1888. After working for a year in the Chemisty Department at Kansas State, he matriculated to graduate school at Cornell University, where he received degrees in 1893 and 1897. He also studied at the University of Berlin and Cambridge University. 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ... Leavenworth County (standard abbreviation: LV) is a county located in the State of Kansas. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Senators {{{Senators}}} Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... Kansas State University (sometimes referred to as K-State) is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... For other uses of the name Cornell, see Cornell (disambiguation). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... There is no institution called the University of Berlin, but there are four universities in Berlin, Germany: Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) Technical University of Berlin (Technische Universität Berlin) Free University of Berlin (Freie Universität Berlin) Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste Berlin) This is... REDIRECT [1] ...

Nichols served as a professor of physics at Colgate University from 1892-1898, at Dartmouth College from 1898-1903, and Columbia University from 1903-1909. While at Dartmouth, he founded the Physical Review in 1899. Thereafter, Nichols served as the 10th President of Dartmouth College between 1909 and 1916, and as the president of MIT from 1921 until 1923. Colgate University is an elite, private liberal arts college located in the Town of Hamilton in Madison County, New York. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses of the name Dartmouth, see Dartmouth Dartmouth College is a small private university in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Columbia University is a private university in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Physical Review is one of the oldest and most-respected scientific journals publishing research on all aspects of physics. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research and educational institution located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT is a widely renowned leader in science and technology, as well as in many other fields, including management, economics, linguistics, political science, and philosophy. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Nichols was awarded the Rumford Prize by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1905 for his proof that light exerts pressure. He was also elected Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences. Not to be confused with the Rumford Medal In 1796, Benjamin Thompson, known as Count Rumford, gave $5000 separately to the Royal Society of London and the other by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to give awards every two years for outstanding scientific research on heat or light. ... The House of the Academy, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... President Harding and the National Academy of Sciences at the White House, Washington, DC, April 1921 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine. ...

Dartmouth Presidency:

The appointment of Ernest Fox Nichols as the 10th president in the Wheelock Succession could be seen as both a reflection of the times and a tribute to the quality of Dartmouth's faculty. A member of the physics department and its chair at the time of his appointment, Nichols' pioneering work in the measurement of radiation expanded the frontiers of knowledge at the end of the 19th century. He was the first Dartmouth president since John Wheelock who was not a member of the clergy, yet his deep appreciation of the importance of broad-based scholarship to the moral and spiritual growth of students was internationally recognized. Radiation has a variety of different meanings. ... John Wheelock (1754-1817) was the eldest son of Eleazar Wheelock, the founder and first president of Dartmouth College; he later became the College’s second president. ... Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ...

Many of the College's most cherished institutions and traditions took shape during the Nichols administration, including the Dartmouth Outing Club and Winter Carnival. In addition, to improve communications between Dartmouth and its growing body of graduates, President Nichols established the Dartmouth Council of Alumni. The Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) is the oldest and largest collegiate outing club in the United States. ... For other uses of the name Dartmouth, see Dartmouth Dartmouth College is a small private university in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

Ernest Fox Nichols stepped down in 1916 to become a professor of physics at Yale University and subsequently became president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Posted with Permission from Dartmouth College For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ...

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Presidents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

William Barton Rogers (1862-1870, 1879-1881) | John Daniel Runkle (1870-1878) | Francis Amasa Walker (1881-1897) | James Crafts (1897-1900) | Henry Smith Pritchett (1900-1907) | Arthur Amos Noyes (acting 1907-1909) | Richard Cockburn Maclaurin (1909-1920) | Elihu Thomson (acting 1920-1921, 1922-1923) | Ernest Fox Nichols (1921-1922) | Samuel Wesley Stratton (1923-1930) | Karl Taylor Compton (1930-1948) | James Rhyne Killian (1948-1959) | Julius Adams Stratton (1959-1966) | Howard Wesley Johnson (1966-1971) | Jerome Wiesner (1971-1980) | Paul Edward Gray (1980-1990) | Charles Marstiller Vest (1990-2004) | Susan Hockfield (2004-present)