Perley Gilman Nutting (1873–1949) was an American optical physicist and the founder of the Optical Society of America (OSA). He served as its first president from 1916 to 1917. OSA is now known as Optica.
15-714: Perley may refer to: People [ edit ] Given name [ edit ] Perley G. Nutting (1873–1949), American optical physicist, and the founder of the Optical Society of America (OSA). Perley B. Johnson (1798–1870), American politician and U.S. Representative from Ohio. Perley A. Thomas (1874–1958), Canadian-born American industrialist and entrepreneur. Perley Keyes (1774–1834), American politician from New York Perley Ason Ross (1883–1938), American experimental physicist who worked, carefully and without seeking publicity, at some essential problems in
30-513: A male householder with no wife present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.12. The median age in the village was 39.3 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 20.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
45-867: A tiny portion of the village lies within the town. Most of the village lies within the Town of Westford in Dodge County. Small portions also lie within the Town of Fox Lake (also in Dodge County) to the north and the Town of Courtland in Columbia County. The Dodge County portion of Randolph is part of the Beaver Dam Micropolitan Area , while the Columbia County portion is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area . According to
60-470: Is claimed that in 1904, Nutting constructed one of the earliest, if not the first, neon sign , which was displayed at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition ; however, this story has been disputed. In 1910, Nutting joined the staff of Eastman Kodak Company prior to the arrival of Kodak's first research director Kenneth Mees , in 1912. He was the author of the 1912 book Outlines of Applied Optics , which called for an increased level of academic study in
75-580: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Perley G. Nutting Born August 22, 1873, in Randolph, Wisconsin , Nutting was a graduate of Stanford University (BA, 1897), the University of California, Berkeley (MA, 1899), and Cornell University (PhD, 1903). He joined the National Bureau of Standards as a physicist in 1903. It
90-498: The United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.23 square miles (3.19 km ), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,811 people, 674 households, and 443 families living in the village. The population density was 1,472.4 inhabitants per square mile (568.5/km ). There were 728 housing units at an average density of 591.9 per square mile (228.5/km ). The racial makeup of
105-661: The Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1890 Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Perley Bridge (1931–1998), a bridge connecting Hawkesbury, Ontario and Grenville, Quebec Perley River , a stream in Quebec United States [ edit ] Perley, Minnesota Enterprises [ edit ] Perley A. Thomas Car Works , a 20th-century builder of wooden and steel streetcars, based in High Point, North Carolina in
120-569: The United States. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Perley . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perley&oldid=1166169272 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
135-640: The applied optics field. In 1915, Nutting convened a series of meetings among Rochester, New York –based physicists that resulted in the founding of the OSA in January 1916. Nutting moved from Kodak to Westinghouse Electric Company in 1917. In 1924 he returned to government work, moving to the United States Geological Survey where he remained until his retirement in 1943. He died August 8, 1949. Nutting's son, Perley G. Nutting Jr.,
150-409: The average family size was 3.11. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males. The median income for a household in the village
165-469: The behaviour of X-rays. Perley Dunn Aldrich (1863–1933), vocal teacher, composer and conductor Middle name [ edit ] George Perley Phenix (1864–1930), American university president and teacher Surname [ edit ] George Halsey Perley (1857–1938), American born Canadian politician and diplomat Mary Elizabeth Perley (1863–?), American educator and author William Goodhue Perley (1820–1890), businessman and member of
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#1732772807922180-404: The population. There were 698 households, out of which 35% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and
195-565: The village was 47.3% male and 52.7% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,869 people, 698 households, and 483 families living in the village. The population density was 1,750.3 people per square mile (674.4/km ). There were 752 housing units at an average density of 704.2 per square mile (271.4/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 98.77% White , 0.11% Black or African American , 0.11% Native American , 0.16% Asian , 0.27% from other races , and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.44% of
210-428: The village was 96.7% White , 0.2% African American , 0.4% Native American , 0.2% Asian , 1.5% from other races , and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.7% of the population. There were 674 households, of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had
225-614: Was the tireless grad student known as observer PGN for the demonstration of the MacAdam ellipse . Randolph, Wisconsin Randolph is a village in Columbia and Dodge Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin . The population was 1,796 at the 2020 census . Of this, 1,338 were in Dodge County, and 458 were in Columbia County. The village is located at the southeast corner of the Town of Randolph in Columbia County, although only
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