August Herman Pfund Scientist

August Herman Pfund ('Papa Pfund')(December 28, 1879 – January 4, 1949) was an American born physicist, spectroscopist, and inventor.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 28, 1879
Birth place
Madison Wisconsin , Wisconsin
Date of deathJanuary 04, 1949
Education
Johns Hopkins University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known for
Hydrogen spectral series
Pfund telescope
Pfund sky compass

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Scientist

awards
Franklin Institute
The Frederic Ives Medal
doctoral advisor
Field of study
Calorimetry
Physics
Spectroscopy

Topical connections

Aaron ElkinsWriter
A. Wayne WymoreScientist
Alexander ProkhorovScientist
Ahmed ZewailScientist

August Herman Pfund on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.chem.yorku.ca/NAMED/PDF-FILES/con2.pdf
  2. http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josa/journal/josa/20prez.cfm