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Charles E. Guillaume

Charles E. Guillaume. By: Krista Jacobsen White 3. Charles E. Guillaume. Born on February 15, 1861 Lived in Fleurier, Switzerland married Mlle Taufflieb in 1888. died on May 13, 1938. Education. early education in Neuchâtel year as officer in the Swiss artillery

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Charles E. Guillaume

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  1. Charles E. Guillaume By: Krista Jacobsen White 3

  2. Charles E. Guillaume • Born on February 15, 1861 • Lived in Fleurier, Switzerland • married Mlle Taufflieb in 1888. • died on May 13, 1938

  3. Education • early education in Neuchâtel • year as officer in the Swiss artillery • doctor's degree at Zurich Polytechnic

  4. Working in the Bureau • Assistant, International Bureau of Weights and Measures,1883 • Associate Director in 1902 • 1915-1936, was Director of the Bureau • remained Honorary Director 1936-death

  5. Studies • mechanics and ballistics • thermometry • Properties of iron

  6. Discoveries • discovery of invar • discovery of elinvar • detailed calibration of thermometers

  7. Accomplishments • appointed Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor • Honorary Doctor of Science degrees from Geneva, Neuchatel, Paris • President of the Société Française de Physique

  8. Nobel Prize • Recognized Inver's potential as soon as announced • Important advancement of science and technology was obvious • earned Guillaume that year's Nobel Prize in Physics

  9. Books About his Work • Studies on Thermometry, 1886, • Treatise on Thermometry, 1889, • Units and Standards, 1894 • X-Rays, 1896,

  10. Books about his work cont. • investigations on Nickel and its Alloys, 1898, • The Life of Matter, 1899, • Metrical Convention and the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, 1902, • Applications of Nickel-Steels, 1904,

  11. Books about his work cont. • States of Matter, 1907, • Recent progress in the Metric System, 1907, 1913. • Introduction to Mechanics

  12. Bibliography "Charles Edouard Guillaume." nobleprize.org. 2010. The Nobel Foundation , Web. 19 Feb 2010. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1920/guillaume-bio.html. "Charles - Edouard Guillaume - Biography," Nobel Prize Website,http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/1920/guillaume-bio.html (February 21, 2010). Harner, Leslie, "After 100 Years, the Uses for Invar Continue to Multiply," Center for Materials Science and Engineering,http://www.cmse.ed.ac.uk/MSE3/Topics/TA00008.htm (February 21, 2010). Nicolet, J.C., "Questions in Time," Europe Star,http://www.europastar.com/europastar/watch - tech/nicolet6.jsp (February 21, 2010). "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1920 - Presentation Speech," Nobel Prize Website,http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/1920/press.html (February 21, 2010).

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