William Duane (physicist)
| William Duane | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 17, 1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1935 (aged 63) Devon, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Berlin University |
| Known for |
Duane-Hunt law Duane's hypothesis |
| Awards | (1923) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Walther Nernst |
| Influences | Madame Curie |
| Influenced | Alfred Landé |
William Duane (February 17, 1872 – March 7, 1935) was an American physicist. A coworker of Marie Curie, he developed a method for generating quantities of radon in the laboratory.
doctor father: Max Planck
Starting in 1925, Duane began suffering a continual decline in health brought on by diabetes. This culminated in his death on 7 March 1935 due to his second paralytic stroke.
The physics department building in the University of Colorado Boulder is named after him. In 1923 Duane was awarded the from the National Academy of Sciences.
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