George K. Burgess

George Kimball Burgess
Burgess in 1924
2nd Director of the National Bureau of Standards
In office April 21, 1923 (1923-04-21) – July 2, 1932 (1932-07-02)
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Samuel Wesley Stratton
Succeeded by	Lyman James Briggs
Personal details
Born	(1874-01-04)January 4, 1874 Newton, Massachusetts
Died	July 2, 1932(1932-07-02) (aged 58) Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Paris
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan University of California National Bureau of Standards

George Kimball Burgess (January 4, 1874 – July 2, 1932) was an American physicist, considered one of the most notable scientists of his era. He authored and translated numerous studies, was a leading member and president of many scientific societies and, for the last nine years of his life, served as director of the National Bureau of Standards.^[1]