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Alfred Lee Loomis

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Alfred Lee Loomis (1887-1975) was an American attorney, investment banker, and physicist who made significant contributions to scientific research and wartime technology. He helped develop the LORAN navigation system, led the MIT Radiation Laboratory's advances in radar during the Second World War, and co-invented the microscope centrifuge; his role in radar and atomic bomb research is credited with contributing to the Allied victory. He also pioneered electroencephalography research and discovered the K-complex brainwave pattern in 1937.

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Birth Year
1887 1
Death Date
1975-08-11 1
Death Year
1975 1
Death Place
East Hampton, United States 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Manhattan, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
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1. Alfred Lee Loomis (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1975-08-11T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1975-08-11T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): East Hampton, United States
    Q753922
  • P19 (place of birth): Manhattan, United States
    Q11299
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Alfred Lee Loomis (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Physics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Physics; Radar; Chronometry; Electroencephalography
  • Works In: Physics, Lead sentence
    Alfred Lee Loomis (November 4, 1887, August 11, 1975) was an American attorney, investment banker, philanthropist, scientist, physicist, inventor of the LORAN Long Range Navigation System and a lifelong patron of scientific research.
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Article text
    Eventually Loomis was elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work in physics. His laborator
  • Member Of: American Physical Society, Categories
    Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society
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