Arthur Williams Wright | |
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 Portrait of Wright as a Yale professor, c. 1872–1879 | |
| Born | September 8, 1836 Lebanon, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1915 (aged 79) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Grove Street Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Yale College (BA, PhD) |
| Spouse | Susan Forbes Silliman |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Having given the velocity and direction of motion of a meteor on entering the atmosphere of the earth, to determine its orbit about the sun, taking into account the attractions of both these bodies (1861) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hubert Newton |
| Other academic advisors | |
Arthur Williams Wright (September 8, 1836 – December 19, 1915) was an American physicist. Wright spent most of his scientific career at Yale University, where he received the first science Ph.D. awarded outside of Europe. His research, which ranged from electricity to astronomy, produced the first X-ray image and experimented with Röntgen rays. He also proved instrumental in securing funding for the first dedicated physics laboratory building in the United States, the Sloane Physical Laboratory.