August Herman Pfund
August Herman Pfund | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 28, 1879 |
| Died | January 4, 1949 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Known for | Pfund line Pfund telescope |
| Awards | Edward Longstreth Medal (1922) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Spectroscopy |
August Herman Pfund (December 28, 1879 – January 4, 1949) was an American physicist and spectroscopist. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He discovered the hydrogen Pfund lines, where an electron jumps up from or drops down to the fifth fundamental level.
Pfund also invented the Pfund telescope configuration that bears his name.
References and Biography
- Dr. John Andraos, Named Concepts in Chemistry (L-Z), York University, 2001
- Pelletier, Paul A. (ed.), Prominent Scientists: An index to collective biographies, 2nd ed., Neal-Schuman Publishing, Inc.: New York, 1985 (citations only)
- Cattell, J.M.; Cattell, J. American Men of Science, 6th ed., The Science Press: New York, 1938
- Journal of the Optical Society of America, 39:4 (April, 1949) 325. Obit.
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