Description
Harry Bateman was a mathematical physicist and professor of physics, mathematics and aeronautics at the California Institute
of Technology (Caltech, originally Throop College), 1917-1946. The collection includes his manuscripts on binomial coefficients,
notes on integrals and related material (much of which was later published by Arthur Erdélyi); and a small amount of personal
correspondence. Also included are teaching materials and reprints.
Background
Harry Bateman was born May 29, 1882, in Manchester, England. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned his B.A.
in mathematics as Senior Wrangler in 1903 and his M.A. in 1906. After a further year of study in Paris and in Göttingen and
some teaching at Liverpool University, he came to the U.S. in 1911 to teach at Bryn Mawr College. From Bryn Mawr he went to
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore on a fellowship, and he earned his PhD there in physics in 1913. In 1917 he moved to
Pasadena, California, to take a professiorial position at Throop College, which would shortly become the California Institute
of Technology (1920). He held his appointment there in mathematics, physics, and aeronautics until his death on January 21,
1946.
Restrictions
Copyright may not have been assigned to the California Institute of Technology Archives. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Caltech Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the California Institute of Technology Archives as the owner of the physical items and, unless explicitly stated otherwise,
is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
The collection is open for research. Researchers must apply in writing for access.