Percy Williams Bridgman

Physicist and Nobel Prize laureate

Percy Williams Bridgman - Physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
Born

April 21st, 1882
142 years ago

Died

August 20th, 1961
63 years ago — 79 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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A prominent American physicist and academic, he contributed significantly to experimental physics and high-pressure research. Bridgman developed methods to achieve extreme pressures and studied their effects on various materials. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1946 for his work on the properties of matter under high pressures, he became a professor at Harvard University where he mentored future scientists. His research advanced the understanding of physical phenomena in solid state physics.

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1946

Developed techniques for high-pressure experiments

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