Edgar Buckingham

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Edgar Buckingham

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Edgar Buckingham's Degrees

• PhD Physics University of Chicago

Why Is Edgar Buckingham Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Edgar Buckingham was an American physicist. He graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in physics in 1887. He did graduate work at Strasbourg and then studied under the chemist Wilhelm Ostwald at Leipzig, from which he was granted a PhD in 1893. He worked at the USDA Bureau of Soils from 1902 to 1906 as a soil physicist. He worked at the National Bureau of Standards 1906–1937. His fields of expertise included soil physics, gas properties, acoustics, fluid mechanics, and blackbody radiation. He is also the originator of the Buckingham theorem in the field of dimensional analysis.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Edgar Buckingham?

Edgar Buckingham is affiliated with the following schools:

• Bryn Mawr College
• University of Strasbourg
• University of Wisconsin–Madison
• University of Chicago
• Leipzig University
• Harvard University