George Walter Stewart | |
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| Born | February 22, 1876 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | August 16, 1956 (aged 80) Iowa City, Iowa |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | DePauw University, Cornell University |
| Spouse | Zella Mildred White M.D. |
| Children | Rodney Cromwell Stewart |
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| Thesis | The Distribution of Energy in the Spectrum of the Acetylene Flame (1902) |
| Notable students | James A. Van Allen Homer L. Dodge |
George W. Stewart (February 22, 1876 – August 16, 1956) was an American acoustician, physicist, and educator. He was named emeritus professor of physics at the University of Iowa and was awarded the Oersted Medal in 1943. His research interests included acoustics and X-ray studies of liquids.