Edward Leamington Nichols (1854 – November 10, 1937) was an American physicist. He was born of American parentage at Leamington, England, and received his education at Cornell University, graduating in 1875. After Studying at Leipzig, Berlin, and Göttingen (Ph.D. , 1879) he was appointed fellow in physics at Johns Hopkins. He then spent some time in the Thomas Edison laboratory at Menlo Park, N. J.

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  • Edward Leamington Nichols war ein US-amerikanischer Physiker. Nichols studierte an der Cornell University sowie an den Universitäten Leipzig, Berlin, and Göttingen. An der Universität Göttingen wurde er 1879 promoviert. Er arbeitete im Labor von Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, N. J. Er wurde 1881 Professor für Physik und Chemie an der Central University of Kentucky, 1883 Professor für Physik und Astronomie an der University of Kansas und 1887 Professor für Physik an der Cornell University. Nichols war Mitglied der National Academy of Sciences, 1907 Präsident der American Association for the Advancement of Science und 1907/08 Präsident der American Physical Society. 1928 wurde er mit dem Rumford-Preis ausgezeichnet.
  • Edward Leamington Nichols (1854 – November 10, 1937) was an American physicist. He was born of American parentage at Leamington, England, and received his education at Cornell University, graduating in 1875. After Studying at Leipzig, Berlin, and Göttingen (Ph.D. , 1879) he was appointed fellow in physics at Johns Hopkins. He then spent some time in the Thomas Edison laboratory at Menlo Park, N. J. , and subsequently became professor of physics and chemistry in the Central University of Kentucky (1881), professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas (1883), and professor of physics at Cornell University (1887). He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences, was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1907) and of the American Physical Society (1907-08), and served as a member of the visiting committee of the United States Bureau of Standards. The degrees of LL.D. and Sc.D. were conferred on Professor Nichols by the University of Pennsylvania and Dartmouth College respectively. He was the author of several college textbooks on physics. In 1927 he was awarded the Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal. In 1929 he was awarded the Frederic Ives Medal by the OSA.
  • Edward Leamington Nichols foi um físico estadunidense. Nichols estudou na Universidade Cornell e também nas universidades de Leipzig, Berlim e Göttingen, onde doutorou-se em 1879. Trabalhou no laboratório de Thomas Edison, em Menlo Park. Foi professor de física e química na Universidade Central de Kentucky, em 1881, professor de física e astronomia na Universidade de Kansas, em 1883, e em 1887 professor de física na Universidade Cornell. Nichols foi membro da United States National Academy of Sciences, presidente da Associação Americana para o Avanço da Ciência, em 1907, e presidente da American Physical Society, em 1907/1908. Foi condecorado com o Prêmio Rumford, em 1928.
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  • Edward Leamington Nichols war ein US-amerikanischer Physiker. Nichols studierte an der Cornell University sowie an den Universitäten Leipzig, Berlin, and Göttingen. An der Universität Göttingen wurde er 1879 promoviert. Er arbeitete im Labor von Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, N. J. Er wurde 1881 Professor für Physik und Chemie an der Central University of Kentucky, 1883 Professor für Physik und Astronomie an der University of Kansas und 1887 Professor für Physik an der Cornell University.
  • Edward Leamington Nichols (1854 – November 10, 1937) was an American physicist. He was born of American parentage at Leamington, England, and received his education at Cornell University, graduating in 1875. After Studying at Leipzig, Berlin, and Göttingen (Ph.D. , 1879) he was appointed fellow in physics at Johns Hopkins. He then spent some time in the Thomas Edison laboratory at Menlo Park, N. J.
  • Edward Leamington Nichols foi um físico estadunidense. Nichols estudou na Universidade Cornell e também nas universidades de Leipzig, Berlim e Göttingen, onde doutorou-se em 1879. Trabalhou no laboratório de Thomas Edison, em Menlo Park. Foi professor de física e química na Universidade Central de Kentucky, em 1881, professor de física e astronomia na Universidade de Kansas, em 1883, e em 1887 professor de física na Universidade Cornell.
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