Wayne B. Nottingham
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Wayne B. Nottingham (17 April 1899 – 4 December 1964) was a US physics professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), specialized on electronics, field electron emission, thermionics, photoelectrics and low pressure equipment.
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Wayne Buckles Nottingham | |
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Born | (1899-04-17)17 April 1899 |
Died | 4 December 1964(1964-12-04) (aged 65) |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Known for | Nottingham gauge Nottingham effect |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Solid state physics |
Institutions | MIT |
Thesis | Normal arc characteristic curves: Dependence on absolute temperature of anode (1929) |
Doctoral advisor | Karl Taylor Compton |
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