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Percy Williams Bridgman

American physicist

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Percy Williams Bridgman was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1946 for his work on the physics of high pressures. He also wrote extensively on the scientific method and on other aspects of the philosophy of science. The Bridgman effect, the Bridgman–Stockbarger technique, and the high-pressure mineral bridgmanite are named after him.

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Born
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Place of birth
Cambridge wd
Died
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Place of death
Randolph wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Harvard University, Newton North High School wd
Spouse
Olive Ware wd

Awards wd

  • Rumford Prize (1917)
  • Guthrie Lecture (1929)
  • Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (1931)
  • Elliott Cresson Medal (1932)
  • Comstock Prize in Physics (1933)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1946)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1949)
  • Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1950)
  • doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1950)
  • Bingham Medal (1951)
  • Royal Society Bakerian Medal

Questions

When was Percy Williams Bridgman born?
Percy Williams Bridgman was born on 21 April 1882 in Cambridge.
Where did Percy Williams Bridgman study?
Percy Williams Bridgman was educated at Harvard University, Newton North High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Percy Williams Bridgman · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q172118 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Bridgman.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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