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Irving Langmuir

Chemistry

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.

Facts
Birth Year
1881 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1881-01-31 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1957-08-16 2
Death Year
1957 1
Death Place
Woods Hole, United States 1
Nationality
United States 1
Notable Work
Langmuir probe 1
Birthplace
Brooklyn, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Meteorology 1
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1. Irving Langmuir (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1957-08-16T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Woods Hole, United States
    Q747172
  • P19 (place of birth): Brooklyn, United States
    Q18419
  • P800 (notable work): Langmuir probe
    Q903002
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2. Irving Langmuir (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (Wikipedia plaintext extract)
    was an American chemist, physicist, and metallurgical engineer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1932 for his work in surface chemistry.
  • Infobox, Born
    January 31, 1881
  • Infobox, Died
    August 16, 1957
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