Lewi Tonks [SEP] date of birth
Lewi Tonks
Lewi Tonks (1897–1971) was an American quantum physicist noted for his discovery (with Marvin D. Girardeau) of the Tonks-Girardeau gas.
Tonks was employed by General Electric for most of his working life, researching microwaves and ferromagnetism. He worked under Irving Langmuir on plasma physics, with a special interest in ball lightning, nuclear fusion, tungsten filament light bulbs, and lasers.
Tonks advocated a logarithmic pressure scale for vacuum technology to replace the torr.
Tonks was notable for his high ethical
Tonks
Tonks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Benjamin Tonks (1832-1884), New Zealand politician
- Dick Tonks (born 1951), New Zealand rower
- Greig Tonks (born 1989), Scottish rugby union player
- Henry Tonks (1862-1937), English surgeon and artist
- Horace Norman Vincent Tonks (1891-1959), Anglican bishop
- Les Tonks (1942–2017), English rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s
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