August Herman Pound
August Herman Pfund (born December 28, 1879 in Madison , Wisconsin , † January 4, 1949 ) was an American physicist and spectroscopist.
Pfund was a professor of optics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore , Maryland .
In 1924 he discovered the series named after him in the spectrum of hydrogen ( pound series ). In addition, Pfund invented a telescope arrangement.
In 1939 he was awarded the Frederic Ives Medal .
Individual evidence
- ^ Alton B. Moody: "THE POUND SKY COMPASS" . Ed .: Journal of The Institute of Navigation. 2nd Edition. No. 7 , 1950, pp. 234-239 .
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SURNAME | Pound, August Herman |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist and spectroscopist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1879 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Madison , Wisconsin |
DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1949 |