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Irving Langmuir (/ ˈ l æ ŋ m j ʊər /; January 31, 1881 – August 16, 1957) was an American chemist, physicist, and engineer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1932 for his work in surface chemistry.
Irving Langmuir was an American physical chemist who was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize for Chemistry “for his discoveries and investigations in surface chemistry.” He was the second American and the first industrial chemist to receive this honour.
Irving Langmuir. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1932. Born: 31 January 1881, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Died: 16 August 1957, Falmouth, MA, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY, USA. Prize motivation: “for his discoveries and investigations in surface chemistry”. Prize share: 1/1.
Biographical. Irving Langmuir was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 31, 1881, as the third of four sons of Charles Langmuir and Sadie, neé Comings. His early education was obtained in various schools and institutes in the USA, and in Paris (1892-1895).
Langmuir’s World – The story of America’s 1932 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, a 1-hour video biography directed, produced and edited by his grandson, Roger R. Summerhayes). Photographs of Irving Langmuir can be purchased from the American Institute of Physics
May 14, 2018 · The chemist Irving Langmuir (1881-1957) was one of the best of the industrial scientists in the United States who helped establish scientific research as a necessary industrial activity. Irving Langmuir was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., where his father was in the insurance business.
Irving Langmuir - Nobel Lecture. IR V I N G LA N G M U I R. Surface chemistry* Nobel Lecture, December 14, 1932. The phenomenon of adsorption has been known and has been studied for many years. For example, Sir James Dewar found that charcoal cooled in liquid air was capable of taking up large quantities of such gases as oxygen and nitrogen.
Irving Langmuir, (born Jan. 31, 1881, Brooklyn, N.Y., N.Y., U.S.—died Aug. 16, 1957, Falmouth, Mass.), U.S. physical chemist. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Göttingen, Ger.
Irving Langmuir received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1906 from the University of Göttingen. He studied under Walther Nernst who had invented a new type of incandescent lamp only a few years before.
Irving Langmuir. For atomic hydrogen in arc welding. Born in 1881 in Brooklyn, New York, Irving Langmuir was educated in the public schools of New York and Paris, France.
