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D-Index
58
Citations
13789
World Ranking
10517
National Ranking
2906

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1977 - Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi
  • 1970 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1958 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1949 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1947 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1939 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

E. Bright Wilson was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the Arts and Humanities, with particular emphasis on Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, covering eight publications in this area.

The subfields of their work included History and Philosophy of Science, Classics, Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, and Pollution. This multidisciplinary approach reflected a broad engagement with topics that intersected history, culture, and environmental concerns.

The main topics addressed in their research were:

  • Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
  • Colonialism, slavery, and trade
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Medieval Literature and History
  • Byzantine Studies and History

Wilson's recent published papers included:

  • "A Global Look at the Market Potential of Liquid Container Board and Its Ability to Reduce Plastic Waste - A Brief Review," 2022, Journal of Engineering Research and Reports
  • "The Monster from Elba: Napoleon's escape reconsidered," 2021, The Mariner's Mirror
  • "The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain by Joseph J. Krulder," 2023, Eighteenth-Century Studies
  • "Review of British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815: Admirals' lives," 2020, The Mariner's Mirror
  • "Stephen of Ripon's Vita S. Wilfridi: Genre, Political Theory and Historical Representation in the Early Middle Ages," 2020, The Journal of Medieval Latin

Frequent publication venues for their work were:

  • International Journal of Maritime History (4 publications)
  • The Mariner's Mirror (2 publications)
  • Journal of Engineering Research and Reports (1 publication)
  • Eighteenth-Century Studies (1 publication)
  • The Journal of Medieval Latin (1 publication)

Wilson collaborated with several researchers in their academic career, including Klaus Dölle, Nicole Byrnes, Sean Dristle, Tyler Fernandez, and Mumin Hussein. These coauthor collaborations featured in various projects, indicating a network of professional academic partnerships.

Throughout their career, Wilson was recognized with a number of awards and honors:

  • Monie A. Ferst Award, Sigma Xi, 1977
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1949 and 1970
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1958
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1947
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1939

Best Publications

  • Some Mathematical Methods for the Study of Molecular Vibrations

    E. Bright Wilson

  • A Method of Obtaining the Expanded Secular Equation for the Vibration Frequencies of a Molecule

    E. Bright Wilson

  • The Normal Modes and Frequencies of Vibration of the Regular Plane Hexagon Model of the Benzene Molecule

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  • The Vibration‐Rotation Energy Levels of Polyatomic Molecules I. Mathematical Theory of Semirigid Asymmetrical Top Molecules

    E. Bright Wilson;J. B. Howard

  • Approximate Treatment of the Effect of Centrifugal Distortion on the Rotational Energy Levels of Asymmetric‐Rotor Molecules

    Daniel Kivelson;E. Bright Wilson

  • The Stark Effect for a Rigid Asymmetric Rotor

    S. Golden;E. Bright Wilson

  • The Statistical Weights of the Rotational Levels of Polyatomic Molecules, Including Methane, Ammonia, Benzene, Cyclopropane and Ethylene

    E. Bright Wilson

  • The Experimental Determination of the Intensities of Infra‐Red Absorption Bands I. Theory of the Method

    E. Bright Wilson;A. J. Wells

  • Calculation of Energy Levels for Internal Torsion and Over‐All Rotation. II. CH3CHO Type Molecules; Acetaldehyde Spectra

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  • Microwave Spectrum, Structure, Dipole Moment, and Quadrupole Coupling Constants of Formamide

    Robert J. Kurland;E. Bright Wilson

  • Theory of Centrifugal Distortion Constants of Polyatomic Rotor Molecules

    Daniel Kivelson;E. Bright Wilson

  • Microwave spectroscopic study of malonaldehyde (3-hydroxy-2-propenal). 2. Structure, dipole moment, and tunneling

    Steven L. Baughcum;Richard W. Duerst;Walter F. Rowe;Zuzana Smith

  • Relative Intensity Measurements in Microwave Spectroscopy

    Alan S. Esbitt;E. Bright Wilson

  • Microwave spectroscopic study of malonaldehyde. 3. Vibration-rotation interaction and one-dimensional model for proton tunneling

    Steven L. Baughcum;Zuzana Smith;E. Bright Wilson;Richard W. Duerst

  • RADIO FREQUENCY--MICROWAVE DOUBLE RESONANCE AS A TOOL IN THE ANALYSIS OF MICROWAVE SPECTRA

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  • Microwave Spectrum of Propionaldehyde

    Samuel S. Butcher;E. Bright Wilson

  • The intramolecular hydrogen bond in malonaldehyde

    Walter F. Jun. Rowe;Richard W. Duerst;E. Bright Wilson

  • Four‐Dimensional Electron Density Function

    E. Bright Wilson

  • A Simple Method for Determining the Polarization of Raman Lines

    John T. Edsall;E. Bright Wilson

  • Reduced Density Matrices of Atoms and Molecules. I. The 2 Matrix of Double‐Occupancy, Configuration‐Interaction Wavefunctions for Singlet States

    Frank Weinhold;E. Bright Wilson

  • Microwave Spectra and Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in the 2‐Haloethanols: Molecular Structure and Quadrupole Coupling Constants for 2‐Chloroethanol and 2‐Bromoethanol

    Raymond G. Azrak;E. Bright Wilson

  • Infra‐Red and Raman Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules XIII. Nitromethane

    A. J. Wells;E. Bright Wilson

  • Microwave Spectrum, Structure, Dipole Moment, and Nuclear Quadrupole Effects in Vinyl Chloride

    Daniel Kivelson;E. Bright Wilson;David R. Lide

  • A Mechanical Analyzer for the Solution of Secular Equations and the Calculation of Molecular Vibration Frequencies

    D. P. MacDougall;E. Bright Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Kivelson
Daniel Kivelson University of California, Los Angeles
Frank Weinhold
Frank Weinhold University of Wisconsin–Madison
John T. Edsall
John T. Edsall Harvard University
José L. Alonso
José L. Alonso University of Valladolid

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