TROW BRIDGE, JOHN

(1843), American scientist and educator; 6. Boston, Ma . He graduated from Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard University, in 1866, and for the following three years was an instructor in that institution. He was a istant profe or of physics at the Ma achusetts Institute of Technology (1869-70) and at Harvard (1871-81). From that time on his life and work were identified with Harvard, serving there as profe or of experimental physics (1880-88), in the latter year becoming Rumford profe or of applied science. He was a@ member of many learned scientific bodies. Apart from numerous contributions to scientific journals, his publications include The New Physics, 1884; What is Electricity? 1896; and Philip’s Experiments or Physical Sctence at Home, 1898. SEND (1827-1916), American author; b. Ogden, N. Y. Owing to the straitened circumstances of his family, his early education was limited, and it was by working as a farmhand that he was able to obtain funds sufficient to defray the expense of a year’s attendance at a, Cla ical school in Lock port, N. Y. He had a fondne for literary work and, with the idea of becoming a writer, removed to New York at the age of nineteen. His early efforts, however, met with discouraging results and it was only after his removal to Boston, a year later, that he caught the public fancy by stories and sketches written under the name of Paul Creyton. His first book, Father Bright hopes, was a pronounced succe and was followed by a number of books for boys that augmented his reputation. Fora long period of years he was one of the most popular writers of juvenile books in this country. He became the editor of Our Young Folks, which had among its contributors such distinguished figures as Dickens, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa M. Alcott and John Green leaf Whittier. He also wrote some verse, of which the best known example is Darius Green and His Flying Machine. His most popular series of boys’ books were the Jack Hazard series, Toby Trafford series and the Tide Muli series. Among other publications may be cited The Three Scouts, 1864; Neighbors’ Wives, 1867; The Silver Medal, 1908, and A Pair of Madcaps, 1909.