William Francis Magie (1858–1943) was an American physicist, a founder of the American Physical Society (president from 1910–12) and the first professor of physics at Princeton University, where he had graduated (class valedictorian, 1879) and where he served for two decades as dean of the faculty. His papers on the contact angle of liquids and solids and on the specific heat of solutions were notable, as was his text Principles of Physics. Personal views Magie served as the president of the Men's Anti-Suffrage League of New Jersey. In this capacity, he argued that women's suffrage would ruin the family structure, destroy gender roles, and "undermine civilization." Selected works Magie, William Francis, editor, translator. (1899). : Memoirs by Carnot, Clausius and Thomson. Magie, William Francis. (1911). Principles of physics, designed for use as a textbook of general physics. New York: Century. Magie, William Francis. (1935). A Source Book in Physics. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Includes selections and translations of classic works in physics. Notes External links Finding aid for William Francis Magie papers at Princeton American physicists 1858 births 1943 deaths Princeton University alumni Princeton University faculty Anti-suffragists Presidents of the American Physical Society