Arthur Scott King
Arthur Scott King (born January 18, 1876 in Jerseyville , † April 17, 1957 in Pasadena, California ) was an American physicist and astrophysicist .
life and work
He was born to Andrew King, Robert and Miriam Munson, and attended the University of California, Berkeley . In 1903 he was awarded the Ph.D. awarded. He then spent two years in Germany , studied in Bonn and Berlin and traveled through Europe. In 1905 he returned to the USA and became a teacher. The following year King married Louise Burnett and had two sons with her.
For a long time he concentrated on the spectra of the elements and molecules, with a special focus on the rare earth metals . Between 1901 and his retirement he published well over 200 papers in scientific journals and became President of the American Meteoritical Society . In 1941 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences .
The lunar crater King is named after him.
Web links
- AS King publications in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituaries for AS King in the Astrophysics Data System
- Biography on nap.edu
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | King, Arthur Scott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist and astrophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jerseyville |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1957 |
| Place of death | Pasadena, California |