Irving Langmuir
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Summary
Irving Langmuir was born on January 31, 1881[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on August 16, 1957[3], in Woods Hole[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], chemist[6], academic[7], and meteorologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,330 views/month, #7,161 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United States[10]
- Field of work: chemistry[11]
- Employer: General Electric[12]
- Educated at: University of Göttingen[13], Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[14], Chestnut Hill Academy[15]
- Doctoral advisor: Walther Nernst[16]
- Notable work: Langmuir probe[17]
- Award received: William H. Nichols Medal[18], Hughes Medal[19], Rumford Prize[20], Perkin Medal[21], Willard Gibbs Award[22], Nobel Prize in Chemistry[23], Holley Medal[24], Franklin Medal[25], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[26], John Scott Award[27], Faraday Lectureship Prize[28], Faraday Medal[29], John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science[30], National Inventors Hall of Fame[31]
- Member of: National Academy of Sciences[32], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[33], Royal Society[34], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[35], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[36], American Association for the Advancement of Science[37], American Physical Society[38], American Philosophical Society[39]
- Sex or gender: male[40]
- Doctoral student: Katharine Burr Blodgett[41]
- Commons category: Irving Langmuir[42]
- Cause of death: cardiovascular disease[43]
- Family name: Langmuir[44]
- Given name: Irving[45]
- Topic's main category: Category:Irving Langmuir[46]
- Manner of death: natural causes[47]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[48], Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[49], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[50]
- Participant in: 5th Solvay Conference on Physics[51]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Irving Langmuir include plasma oscillation[52], Langmuir probe[53], Langmuir circulation[54], Langmuir–Blodgett trough[55], Langmuir adsorption model[56], Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics[57], Langmuir[58], and Langmuir Cove[59].
Why It Matters
Irving Langmuir has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
He has been cited as an influence by Gilbert N. Lewis[62], a chemist[63], 1875–1946[64], of United States[65], awarded the Willard Gibbs Award[66], specialised in physical chemistry[67].
He is credited with the discovery of Langmuir probe[68]; atomic hydrogen welding[69], a Welding process[70]; and Radiotron[71], an electronic component[72]. Entities named for him include plasma oscillation[52], Langmuir probe[53], Langmuir circulation[54], Langmuir–Blodgett trough[55], Langmuir adsorption model[56], and Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics[57].
His notable doctoral advisees include Katharine Burr Blodgett[73], a physicist[74], 1898–1979[75], of United States[76], awarded the Garvan–Olin Medal[77], specialised in surface science[78].
FAQs
Where was Irving Langmuir born?
Irving Langmuir was born in Brooklyn[2].
Where did Irving Langmuir die?
Irving Langmuir died in Woods Hole[4].
What did Irving Langmuir do for work?
Irving Langmuir worked as a physicist[5], chemist[6], academic[7], and meteorologist[8].
Where did Irving Langmuir go to school?
Irving Langmuir was educated at University of Göttingen[13], Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[14], and Chestnut Hill Academy[15].
What awards did Irving Langmuir receive?
Honors received include William H. Nichols Medal[18], Hughes Medal[19], and Rumford Prize[20].
Who did Irving Langmuir influence?
Irving Langmuir has been cited as an influence by Gilbert N. Lewis[62].
What did Irving Langmuir discover?
Irving Langmuir is credited as discoverer of Langmuir probe[68], atomic hydrogen welding[69], and Radiotron[71].