William Arnold Anthony

William Arnold Anthony (November 17, 1835 - May 29, 1908) was an U.S. physicist.

Anthony was born in Coventry, Rhode Island. He was educated at the Yale Scientific School (today Sheffield Science School) and graduated in 1860. Between 1857 and 1860 he was director of a school in Crompton, Rhode Island. From 1860 to 1861 he taught natural sciences at the Providence Conference Seminar, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, followed by a teaching position in Franklin, New York until 1867. That year he became professor of physics and chemistry at the Antioch College, where he stayed until 1870. After a short intermezzo at the Iowa Agrucultural College he became professor of physics at the freshly founded Cornell University.

Though primarily a teacher, Anthony invested some time in research and development. Between 1857 and 1861 he constructed two types of turbines, increasing their efficiency up to 87% by using blades based on a mathematical model derived from fluid dynamics.

In 1857 he build an electrodynamic machine with a power output of 25 Ampere at 250 Volt, as well as a galvanometer which could measure between 0.1 and 250 Ampere.

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NAME=Anthony, William Arnold
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=U.S. physicist
DATE OF BIRTH=November 17, 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH=Coventry, Rhode Island
DATE OF DEATH=May 29, 1908
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