McGill University Department of Physics
- McGill University Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at McGill University is located in the Ernest Rutherford Physics Building at 3600 University, Montreal. It is a department in the Faculty of Science.
History
The Physics department dates back to the department of Natural Philosophy and Mathematics established in 1854 within the faculty of arts. In 1891 the department of Physics split from the department of Natural Philosophy and Mathematics and wealthy philanthropist William Christopher Macdonald provided funding for a Physics Building and for the creation of the Macdonald Chair in Physics. Between 1898 and 1907 Ernest Rutherford, conducting his ground breaking research in the department, established a McGill tradition for excellent research in Physics.
External links
* [http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/ Official Site]
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