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Archival as SubjectPublished as AuthorPublished as SubjectCh.-Ed. Guillaume
Dates
February 15, 1861 – June 13, 1938
Authorized Form of Name
Guillaume, Ch.-Ed. (Charles-Edouard), 1861-
Additional Forms of Names
Guillaume, Charles Édouard, 1861-1938
Guillaume, Charles-Edouard, 1861-
Гильом, Ш. Э., 1861-1938
Biography
Abstract
Charles Edouard Guillaume was a metallurgist at Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (International Bureau of Weights and Measures). He was awarded the 1920 Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the service he has rendered to precision measurements in Physics by his discovery of anomalies in nickel steel alloys."
Important Dates
February 15, 1861Birth, Fleurier (Switzerland).
1883Obtained PhD in Physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zurich (Switzerland).
1883 – 1938Assistant Researcher (1883-1902); Associate Director (1902-1915); Director (1915-1936); and Honorary Director (1936-1938), International Bureau of Weights and Measures, Sèvres (France).
1886Wrote "Études thermométriques".
1889Wrote "Traité de thermométrie".
1894Wrote "Unités et Étalons".
1898Wrote "Recherches sur le nickel et ses alliages".
1899Wrote "La vie de la matière".
1902Wrote "La Convention du Mètre et le Bureau international des Poids et Mesures".
1904Wrote "Les applications des aciers au nickel".
1907Wrote "Des états de la matière".
1907 – 1913Wrote "Les récent progrès du système métrique".
1914Awarded John Scott Medal.
1920Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the service he has rendered to precision measurements in Physics by his discovery of anomalies in nickel steel alloys".
June 13, 1938Death, Sèvres (France).
Occupation
Metallurgist.
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Additional
Barus, Carl, 1856-1935
Lasarev, Petr Petrovich, 1878-1942
Richardson, O. W. (Owen Willans), 1879-1959
Institutions
Major Positions
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
Assistant Researcher; Associate Director; Director; and Honorary Director.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Obtained PhD in Physics (1883).
Resources
Archival Resources
Subject
Carl Barus papers, 1869-1935, undated.
The John Hay Library. University Archives
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912, USA
O. W. Richardson papers, 1897-1959 (bulk 1920-1940).
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Drawer 7219, Austin, TX 78713-7219, USA
Petr P. Lasarev papers, 1914-1941.
Archive
Russian Academy of Sciences
ul. Novocheremushkinskaia, 34, Moscow, 117218, Russia
Published Resources
Author
Les rayons X et la photographie a travers les corps opaques/ par Ch.-Ed. Guillaume…