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Lyman James Briggs | |
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| 3rd Director of the National Bureau of Standards | |
| In office June 13, 1933 – November 5, 1945 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | George K. Burgess |
| Succeeded by | Edward U. Condon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 7, 1874 Assyria, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1963 (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse | Katharine Cook |
| Children | 2, including Isabel |
| Alma mater | Michigan Agricultural College University of Michigan Johns Hopkins University |
| Occupation | Engineer, physicist, administrator |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied physics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | On the absorption of water vapor and of certain salts in aqueous solution by quartz (1901) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Augustus Rowland |
Lyman James Briggs (May 7, 1874 – March 25, 1963) was an American engineer, physicist and administrator. He was a director of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) during the Great Depression and chairman of the Uranium Committee[1] before America entered the Second World War. The Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University is named in his honor.[2]
- ^ Sciences, National Academy of (1999-11-29). Biographical Memoirs: Volume 77. National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-06644-0.
- ^ "Briggs, Lyman J. (Lyman James), 1874-1963". history.aip.org. Retrieved 2023-04-01.