Science, almost from its beginnings, has been truly international in character. National prejudices disappear completely in the scientist’s search for truth.
Irving Langmuir Quotes
To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations, a realization of their common interests. They carry to those who have no direct contact with science the international spirit.
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| Birth: | 31st January, 1881 |
| Death: | 16th August, 1957 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Chemist, Physicist |
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Irving Langmuir was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an American chemist and physicist. His most noted publication was the famous 1919 article "The Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms and Molecules" in which, building on Gilbert N. Lewis's cubical atom theory and Walther Kossel's chemical bonding theory, he outlined his "concentric theory of atomic structure". While at General Electric from 1909–1950, Langmuir advanced several basic fields of physics and chemistry, invented the gas-filled incandescent lamp, the hydrogen welding technique, and was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in surface chemistry. He earned a Bs degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Columbia University in 1903. He earned his PhD degree in Chemistry under Nobel laureate Walther Nernst from the University of Göttingen in 1906.
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