Percy Williams Bridgman
Also known as Percy Bridgman
US-amerikanischer Physiker, Nobelpreisträger
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Percy Williams Bridgman was an American physicist who made important contributions to understanding how materials behave under extreme pressure and developed influential ideas about the nature of scientific measurement and theory. His work helped advance both experimental physics and the philosophy of science, shaping how scientists think about what their measurements and concepts actually mean.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1882
- Died
- 1961
- Works
- 95
Top works
- Collected Experimental Papers, Volume II
- Collected Experimental Papers, Volume II
- The physics of high pressure
- Reflections of a Physicist
- The Logic of Modern Physics
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-02-08
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Discography
Article · Deutsch
Percy Williams Bridgman (* 21. April 1882 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; † 20. August 1961 in Randolph, New Hampshire) war ein US-amerikanischer Physiker. Bridgman erhielt 1946 den Nobelpreis für Physik für seine Arbeiten auf dem Gebiet der Hochdruck-Physik. Er ist ebenfalls bekannt für seine Studien über die elektrische Leitfähigkeit in Metallen und über Kristalleigenschaften. Er verfasste auch Werke über die Philosophie der modernen Wissenschaft, speziell des Operationalismus.
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