Still, Irving Langmuir would be crushed to see the lowly state of weather modification today. However sophisticated it has grown since 1946, meteorology remains a passive, not active, science.

The chemist Irving Langmuir had already won a Nobel Prize, but he’d never screamed in delight during an experiment before. It was November 13, 1946. He was standing in a control tower at the ...

In 1918, the American chemist Irving Langmuir published a paper examining the behavior of gas molecules sticking to a solid surface. Guided by the results of careful experiments, as well as his ...

Irving Langmuir, J. A. Orange. The Sciences October 25, 1913. ... Scientific American maintains a strict policy of editorial independence in reporting developments in science to our readers.

The scientist is also based on one particular person. While working in a chemistry lab, Vonnegut came into contact with Doctor Irving Langmuir.

The like-charge problem is not new knowledge though. Different scientists over the years have tried to explain how like charges can attract, with some of the earliest works coming from Irving Langmuir ...

Irving Langmuir 1 Articles . 44 Layers Of Katharine Burr Blodgett. January 2, ... She was a versatile, insightful scientist who gave humanity a clearer view of the universe.

Langmuir & Co. further discovered that the Russians, through sheer volume of effort, already led the world in some fields of study (e.g., geology and soil science).

That older brother is now Dr. Arthur Comings Langmuir, shellac & glycerine expert, donor of the $1,000 Langmuir prize for precocity in chemistry. Dr. Irving Langmuir at 51 remains inquisitive.

To recognize and encourage outstanding interdisciplinary research in chemistry and physics, in the spirit of Irving Langmuir. Description. The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate. The American ...