Bridgman, Percy Williams
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| born on | 21 April 1882 | ||||
| Place | Cambridge (Middlesex County), Massachusetts, 42n22, 71w06 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m71w06 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   01°27'  
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Biography
American physicist who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures. He also wrote extensively on the scientific method and on other aspects of the philosophy of science.
On 20 August 1961 Bridgman committed suicide by gunshot after suffering from metastatic cancer for some time.
Source Notes
Starkman quotes United States Passport Applications 1795-1925 [1]
Birth time unknown. Starkman rectified to 20.06.36 LMT Asc 17Sco45'
Categories
- Personal : Death : Suicide
- Vocation : Science : Physics
- Notable : Awards : Nobel prize
