Edward Leamington Nichols

Edward Leamington Nichols
BornSeptember 14, 1854
Leamington, England
DiedNovember 10, 1937(1937-11-10) (aged 83)
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1927)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
Thomas Edison laboratory
Central University of Kentucky
University of Kansas
Cornell University
AAAS
American Physical Society
NIST
Doctoral advisorJohann Benedict Listing
Other academic advisorsHermann von Helmholtz
Gustav Kirchhoff[1]
Doctoral studentsErnest Fox Nichols

Edward Leamington Nichols (September 14, 1854 – November 10, 1937) was an American scientist. He was a physicist and astronomer,[2] professor of physics at Cornell University.[3]

  1. ^ Edward L. Nichols – OSA History – The Optical Society
  2. ^ "Edward Leamington Nichols". Scientific American. December 28, 1907.
  3. ^ University, Cornell; Faculty, Office of the Dean of the University (1937). "Nichols, Edward Leamington". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)