Victor Fritz Lenzen (14 December 1890, in San Jose – 18 July 1975, in Oakland) was an American physicist most noted for his logical rigour and commitment to teaching.
He went to Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco where he developed an early interests in marine engineering, studying the armaments and the outfittings of all the capital ships in the world.
[1] Although he started studying engineering at the University of California in 1909, he developed an interest in physics, but decided to major in philosophy.
This practical involvement in physics played a major role in Peirce's rejection of scientific determinism.
[2] Lenzen's investigations led to the location of these report by Coast and Geodetic Survey archivist Albert Whimpey in 1968.