Irving Langmuir
1881-1957
American chemical physicist who was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work on surface chemistry. From studies of surface films on liquids Langmuir deduced approx...
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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 Langmui...
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Irving Langmuir was a renowned chemist, physicist, and industrial researcher who worked at the General Electric Company for more than forty years. In addition to developing important improvements to t...
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Irving Langmuir was born in Brooklyn, New York, with an inherent interest in science but eyesight so poor that he could not make out even the individual leaves on trees. He had his first clear glimpse...
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