Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Irving Langmuir across 4 places, from 1881 to 1957.
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Irving Langmuir (January 31, 1881 – August 16, 1957) was an American chemist, physicist, and metallurgical engineer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Irving Langmuir was documented, and when
31 January 1881exact date
Brooklyn, New Yorkattested“Irving Langmuir was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 31, 1881.”source: Wikipedia: Irving Langmuir
1909year
Stevens Institute of Technologyattested“Langmuir then taught at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, until 1909, when he began working at the General Electric research laboratory (Schenectady, New York).”source: Wikipedia: Irving Langmuir
1909year
Hoboken, New Jerseyattested“Langmuir then taught at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, until 1909, when he began working at the General Electric research laboratory (Schenectady, New York).”source: Wikipedia: Irving Langmuir
16 August 1957exact date
Woods Hole, Massachusettsattested“After a short illness, he died in Woods Hole, Massachusetts from a heart attack on August 16, 1957.”source: Wikipedia: Irving Langmuir
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Places Irving Langmuir is documented in
Brooklyn, New York1 presence · 1881
Hoboken, New Jersey1 presence · 1909
Stevens Institute of Technology1 presence · 1909
Woods Hole, Massachusetts1 presence · 1957
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1892 to 1898period
Chestnut Hill Academymentioned“Langmuir attended several schools and institutes in America and Paris (1892–1895) before graduating high school from Chestnut Hill Academy (1898), an elite private school located in the affluent Chestnut Hill area in Philadelphia.”source: Wikipedia: Irving Langmuir
1892 to 1898period
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphiamentioned“Langmuir attended several schools and institutes in America and Paris (1892–1895) before graduating high school from Chestnut Hill Academy (1898), an elite private school located in the affluent Chestnut Hill area in Philadelphia.”source: Wikipedia: Irving Langmuir
1892 to 1898period
Americamentioned“Langmuir attended several schools and institutes in America and Paris (1892–1895) before graduating high school from Chestnut Hill Academy (1898), an elite private school located in the affluent Chestnut Hill area in Philadelphia.”source: Wikipedia: Irving Langmuir
1903year
Columbia Universitymentioned“He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in metallurgical engineering (Met.E.) from the Columbia University School of Mines in 1903.”source: Wikipedia: Irving Langmuir
1906year
Göttingenmentioned“He earned his PhD in 1906 under in Göttingen, for research done using the "Nernst glower", an electric lamp invented by Nernst.”source: Wikipedia: Irving Langmuir
1927year
Belgiummentioned“In 1927, he was one of the participants of the fifth Solvay Conference on Physics that took place at the International Solvay Institute for Physics in Belgium.”source: Wikipedia: Irving Langmuir
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