Summary of the Year's Work, to June, 1944, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington

Abstract

Geomagnetic progress during the year July 1, 1943, to June 30, 1944, even though practically all the men of the staff were engaged in war problems, was good. This is attributable to the fact that many of these problems required research utilizing the wealth of observational, theoretical, and instrumental material already in hand through the work and compilations of the Department during 40 years.Of the ten nonprofit contracts undertaken by the Carnegie Institution of Washington in this Department and still active June 30, 1943, one with the Office of Scientific Research and Development, three with the National Defense Research Committee, and one with the United States Navy were successfully concluded. Continuing or extended nonprofit contracts include two with the National Defense Research Committee, two with the United States Navy, and one with the United States Army. Two new nonprofit contracts were made with the United States Navy—one for the Naval Research Medical Center and one for the Naval Hospital—and two more were arranged to begin after July 1, 1944, one of these with the United States Navy for its Naval Hospital and one with the United States Public Health Service for its National Institute of Health.