Lyman James Briggs | |
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| Direktur National Bureau of Standardske-3 | |
| Masa jabatan 13 Juni 1933 (1933-06-13) –05 November 1945 (1945-11-05) | |
| Presiden | |
| Pendahulu | George K. Burgess |
| Pengganti | Edward U. Condon |
| Informasi pribadi | |
| Lahir | (1874-05-07)7 Mei 1874 Assyria, Michigan, Amerika Serikat |
| Meninggal | 25 Maret 1963(1963-03-25) (umur 88) Washington, D.C., Amerika Serikat |
| Suami/istri | Katharine Cook |
| Anak | 2, termasuk Isabel |
| Almamater | Michigan Agricultural College University of Michigan Johns Hopkins University |
| Pekerjaan | Insinyur, fisikawan, administrator |
| Karier ilmiah | |
| Bidang | Fisika terapan |
| Tempat kerja | |
| Disertasi | On the absorption of water vapor and of certain salts in aqueous solution by quartz (1901) |
| Henry Augustus Rowland | |
Lyman James Briggs (7 Mei 1874 – 25 Maret 1963) adalah seorang insinyur, fisikawan dan administrator Amerika Serikat. Ia adalah direktur ketiga National Bureau of Standards (NBS) pada masa Depresi Besar dan ketua Uranium Committee[1] sebelum Amerika Serikat memasuki Perang Dunia Kedua. Lyman Briggs College di Michigan State University diambil dari namanya.[2]
Referensi
- Peter Briggs Myers and Johanna M.H. Levelt Sengers, Lyman James Briggs, Biographical Memoirs V.77, National Academy of Sciences (1999), ISBN0-309-06644-1
- R. C. Cochrane, Measures for Progress, a History of the National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966, 1974
- Richard Rhodes, "The Making of the Atomic Bomb", New York, Simon & Schuster, 1986.
- ↑ Sciences, National Academy of (1999). Biographical Memoirs: Volume 77 (dalam bahasa Inggris). National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-06644-0.
- ↑ "Briggs, Lyman J. (Lyman James), 1874–1963". history.aip.org. Diakses tanggal 2023-04-01.
Pranala luar
Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Lyman James Briggs.
- Lyman Briggs College of Science at Michigan State
- Lyman James Briggs, namesake of Lyman Briggs College of Science
- The Lyman Briggs Sundial
- The Earth Inductor Compass
- Baseball Photos
- NIST Proves It: The Ball Does Curve
- Introduction—The Bat Missile Exhibit, NIST Virtual Museum
- Information from NIST
- Biography (by a grandson)
- Annotated bibliography for Lyman Briggs from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
| Jabatan pemerintahan | ||
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| Didahului oleh: George K. Burgess |
Direktur National Bureau of Standards 1933 – 1945 |
Diteruskan oleh: Edward Condon |
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