Re: [Phys-L] old physics logo
I remember it well from days of yore.
I would guess APS or AIP. Perhaps they have Archivists on board or at least
someone with a Long Memory who could verify it.
(From before the ‘redefining’ of the meter and second.)
On Sep 6, 2014, at 1:31 PM, John Denker <jsd@av8n.com> wrote:
> Hi Folks --
>
> Long ago, some physics organization used an interesting logo.
> It was roughly A-shaped, comprising
> -- a pendulum, to symbolize time
> -- a ruler, to symbolize distance
> -- some object to symbolize mass
>
> Here is my attempt to reconstruct it:
> https://www.av8n.com/physics/img48/physics-logo.png
>
> If I had to guess, in order of decreasing likelihood, it may
> have been used by APS, AIP, IOP, AAPT, or other.
>
> *Does anybody recall whose logo it was?*
>
> *How can I find out what it actually looked like?*
>
> I've scoured images.google.com with no success. I suspect
> the logo fell into disuse before the www came along.
>
> I realize it is terribly inefficient to have hundreds of
> people looking for something in parallel, so please do not
> waste your time on this. I'm hoping somebody just knows
> the answer, or has a good guess that can be easily verified.
>
> Thanks -- jsd
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