Assistant Professor of Physics, New York University at Washington Square, 1926–1927

Abstract

In the fall of 1926, I became Assistant Professor of Physics at the Washington Square branch of New York University (NYU) as a result of a suggestion by Norman Hilberry. I was glad to get started on a normal university career with teaching and research opportunities, and with students. I was not worried about the future. I knew it was good for me to be teaching some courses, thereby learning some things I needed to about physics. Hilberry and I roomed together in the nearby Hotel Earle. The hotel and the university are on the edge of Greenwich Village in Manhattan. This proved interesting. At the time, the 18th amendment to our Constitution made the consumption of alcoholic beverages illegal. However, enforcement was inadequate until finally the amendment was voted out.