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Percy Williams Bridgman

Percy Williams Bridgman
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Percy Williams Bridgman was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1946 for his work on the physics of high pressures. He also wrote extensively on the scientific method and on other aspects of the philosophy of science.

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  1. Arthur EddingtonDecember 28, 1882 – November 22, 1944
  2. Éamon de ValeraOctober 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975
  3. Eugène Joseph DelporteJanuary 10, 1882 – October 19, 1955
  4. Percy Williams Bridgman (this page)April 21, 1882 – August 20, 1961
  5. Ștefania MărăcineanuJune 18, 1882 – 1944
  6. Wacław SierpińskiMarch 14, 1882 – October 21, 1969

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