Linfield University "Last Lecture" Series
Title
Free Electrons!
Document Type
Video File
Duration
54 minutes 50 seconds
Publication Date
10-17-2018
Disciplines
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | Engineering Physics | Physics
Abstract
What's an electron? Electrons are everywhere . . . so what's the problem of getting free ones? What can you do with a beam of electrons? Bill Mackie, professor emeritus of physics at Linfield College, delivers his "last lecture" to the college community, explaining basic physics, some history, and problems to free electrons.
Mackie joined the Linfield faculty in 1987. He earned his bachelor's degree from Linfield College and his doctoral degree from the Oregon Graduate Center. In 1992, he was honored with the inaugural Samuel H. Graf Faculty Achievement Award at Linfield. In 2017, he was awarded the Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for "exemplary research in electron emission physics and technology, publishing 50 peer-reviewed articles, mentoring 150 Linfield College undergraduate research students, and establishing a successful company.”
Recommended Citation
Mackie, Bill, "Free Electrons!" (2018). Linfield University "Last Lecture" Series. Video File. Submission 4.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/lectures_last/4
Comments
The audio feed for this recording drops out from 16:25 to 17:32.
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