Edwin Plimpton Adams

Edwin Plimpton Adams
Born(1878-01-23)January 23, 1878
DiedDecember 31, 1956(1956-12-31) (aged 78)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Physics
InstitutionsPrinceton University

Edwin Plimpton Adams (Prague, 23 January 1878[1]Princeton, New Jersey, 31 December 1956) was an American physicist known for translating Einstein's lectures. Clinton Joseph Davisson attended his lectures. Adams was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1915.[2]

  1. ^ "Adams, Edwin Plimpton". Who Was Who Among North American Authors, 1921-1939. Detroit: Gale Research Co. 1976. p. 7. ISBN 0810310414.
  2. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.