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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.

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Birth Year
1881 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1881-01-31 3
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1957-08-16 3
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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Major Prize
Nobel 2
Gender
Male 2
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Source Irving Langmuir (Wikipedia)

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Source Irving Langmuir (Wikidata)
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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. NobelPrize.org: Nobel Prize laureate record: Irving Langmuir
NobelPrize.org
  • Nobel API laureate record, gender
    "fileName": "langmuir", "gender": "male"
  • Nobel API laureate record, prize
    "awardYear": "1932", "category": { "en": "Chemistry",
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3. 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
  • Member Of: Nobel Prize, Lead section
    He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1932 for his work in surface chemistry.
  • Works In: Physics, Lead sentence
    Irving Langmuir (; January 31, 1881, August 16, 1957) was an American chemist, physicist, and metallurgical engineer.
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead sentence
    Irving Langmuir (; January 31, 1881, August 16, 1957) was an American chemist, physicist, and metallurgical engineer.
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