William Francis Magie

William Francis Magie was an American physicist, a founder of the American Physical Society and the first professor of physics at Princeton University, where he had graduated and where he served for two decades as dean of the faculty. His papers on the contact angle of liquids and solids and on the specific heat of solutions were notable, as was his text Principles of Physics. He was an elected member of the American Philosophical Society.

Personal views

Magie served as the president of the Men's Anti-Suffrage League of New Jersey. In this capacity, he argued that women's suffrage would ruin the family structure, destroy gender roles, and "undermine civilization."

Selected works

Magie, William Francis, editor, translator.. : Memoirs by Carnot, Clausius and Thomson.
Magie, William Francis.. . New York: Century.
Magie, William Francis.. A Source Book in Physics. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Includes selections and translations of classic works in physics.