William Duane

William Duane
William Duane
Nacimiento 17 de febrero de 1872
Filadelfia, Estados Unidos
Fallecimiento 7 de marzo de 1935 (63 años)
Nacionalidad Estados Unidos Bandera de los Estados Unidos
Campo Física
Instituciones Universidad Harvard
Alma máter Universidad Humboldt de Berlín
Supervisor doctoral Walther Nernst
Conocido por Ley de Duane-Hunt
Premios
destacados		 Comstock Prize
Cuadro de Duane en la Universidad de Colorado en Boulder.

William Duane (17 de febrero de 1872; 7 de marzo de 1935) fue un físico norteamericano. Un colaborador de Marie Curie, desarrollo un método para generar cantidades de radón en el laboratorio.

Contenido

Biografía

En 1925, Duane comenzó a sufrir un continuo deterioro en la salud producto de una diabetes. Esto culmino en su muerte el 7 de marzo de 1935.

Honores y premios

El departemanto de física de la Universidad de Colorado en Boulder lleva su nombre. Además Duane ganó el premio Comstock en 1923.

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