1. Fernando Sanford was an American physicist and university professor.
10 Facts About Fernando Sanford
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Fernando Sanford was one of the 22 "pioneer professors" for Stanford University.
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Fernando Sanford was the son of Faxton and Maria Mariah Sanford.
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Fernando Sanford attended Carthage College, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1879.
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Fernando Sanford taught school until the mid-1880s, then studied physics in Germany under Hermann von Helmholtz for two years.
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Fernando Sanford was an early promoter of the use of laboratory instruction for undergraduates.
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Fernando Sanford helped to formulate the entrance requirements for Stanford.
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Fernando Sanford's book Elements of Physics was an important textbook in the field.
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Fernando Sanford's research included an early type of electric photography.
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Fernando Sanford died May 21,1948, in Santa Clara, California.