Harry Nyquist Papers, 1917-1983, 2003

Harry Nyquist Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Harry Nyquist Papers, 1917-1983, 2003

ID: OGLMC1176

Primary Creator: Nyquist, Harry (1889-1976)

Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 11/01/1988. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Science and Technology, University of North Dakota - Alumni

Languages: English

Abstract

1889-1976; Graduate of the University of North Dakota and scientist employed by AT&T, 1917-1954

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Harry Nyquist Papers consist primarily of photocopied journals written by Nyquist and other scientists relating to his research. These are arranged chronologically. Also included is A Tribute to the Memory of an Outstanding Scientist: Harry Nyquist (1889-1976), a 36-page booklet published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Collection Historical Note

Harry Teodor Nyquist was born February 7, 1889, in Stora Kil Parish, Värmland County, Sweden. His parents were Lars Jonsson Nyquist and Katrina Eriksdotter. He emigrated in 1907 and spent the next ten years completing his education, including a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1914 and a M.S. in 1915 from the University of North Dakota. Nyquist earned a Ph.D. in physics from Yale University in 1917. Upon graduation, he was employed by AT&T and spent the rest of his life working with the Bell System. Nyquist was an expert and pioneer in high speed telegraphy and is best known for inventing the Nyquist diagram and the Nyquist interval. Nyquist received many honors for his contributions in the communication and control field, including: NAE Founders' Medal of Honor (1969), the Ballantine Medal of the Franklin Institute (1960), the IEEE's Medal of Honor (1960), and the ASME Oldenburger Medal (1975). Nyquist retired in 1954 and died April 4, 1976, in Harlingen, Texas.

Subject/Index Terms

Science and Technology
University of North Dakota - Alumni

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Additional materials were donated by Amanda Hvidsten, UND Alumni Association, in January 2004 (2004-2668).

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Kay Olesen, UND School of Engineering and Mines

Acquisition Method: Donation; 88-1625

Separated Materials:

Two books were separated and added to Special Collections Stacks:

A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System: Transmission Technology (1925-1975)

A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System: Communication Sciences (1925-1980)

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Harry Nyquist Papers. OGLMC 1176, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in November 2014.

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Folder 1: Biographical Material
Folder 2: Nyquist Papers Publication Listing
Folder 3: "On the Stark Effect in Helium and Neon" Yale Dissertation, 1917
Folder 4: "The Stark Effect in Helium and Neon" Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1917
Folder 5: "Certain Factors Affecting Telegraph Speed" 1924
Folder 6: "Voice Frequency Carrier Telegraph Systems for Cable" 1925
Folder 7: "Measurement of Telegraph Transmission" 1927
Folder 8: Discussion Paper of Nyquist, Shanck, and Cory on Measurement of Telegraph Transmission, 1927
Folder 9: "Certain Topics in Telegraph Transmission" 1928
Folder 10: "Thermal Agitation of Electric Charge Conductors" 1928
Folder 11: "Measurement of Phase Distortion" 1930
Folder 12: "Regeneration Theory" 1932
Folder 13: "Stabilized Feedback Amplifiers" 1934
Folder 14: "Effect of Quadrature Component in Single Sideband Transmission" 1940
Folder 15: "The Distribution of Random Determinants" 1954
Folder 16: "The Regeneration Theory: an explanation of circumstances that led Nyquist to write 1932 paper", 1956
Folder 17: "Some Extensions of Nyquist's Telegraph Theory" Gibby and Smith, 1965
Folder 18: "Sampling, data, and the Nyquist Rate" Landau, 1967
Folder 19: A History of Engineering and Science in the Bell System: Physical Sciences (1925-1975), 1983
Folder 20: Åström, Karl Johan. A Tribute to the Memory of an Outstanding Scientist: Harry Nyquist (1889-1976). Stockholm: Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, 2003.

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