今年三月美国物理学会物理学史分会(The Division of History of Physics of American Physical Society)在旧金山召开了成立大会。耶鲁大学的克莱因(M.Klein)教授当选为分会主席,我的导师,西北大学的布朗(L.M.Brown)教授为副主席。它是美国物理学会的12个分会之一,刚一成立就有会员一千二百多人。它是美国从事物理学史研究 In March of this year, the Division of History of Physics of American Physical Society held its inaugural meeting in San Francisco. Professor M. Klein of Yale University was elected chair of the chapter, my mentor, and Professor L.M. Brown of Northwestern University served as vice chair. It is one of 12 chapters of the American Physical Society, and there are more than 1,200 members as soon as it is established. It is the United States engaged in the study of the history of physics