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Authorised form of nameBridgman; Percy Williams (1882 - 1961)
Dates1882 - 1961
NationalityAmerican
Place of birthCambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Date of birth21 April 1882
Place of deathRandolph, New Hampshire, USA
Date of death20/08/1961
Research fieldPhysics
Philosophy of science
ActivityMedals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Physics) 1946
Membership categoryForeign Member
Date of election12/05/1949
RSActivityLectures:
Bakerian 1950
SourceSources:
DSB
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1962 vol 8 pp 27-40, plate, by D M Newitt
CodeNA1854
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1949/27Bridgman, Percy Williams: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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