Irving Langmuir
Irving Langmuir was an American chemist, physicist, and metallurgical engineer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1932 for his work in surface chemistry.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Brooklyn
- Educated at
- Chestnut Hill AcademyFu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied ScienceUniversity of Göttingen
- Awards
- 🏆 Franklin Medal🏆 John Scott Award🏆 John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science🏆 Foreign Member of the Royal Society🏆 Holley Medal
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Walther Nernst
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Katharine Burr Blodgett
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"The Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms and Molecules" JACS, Vol. 41, No. 6, 868."
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1881
Born
Birth1957
Died
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