Pierre Lecomte du Noüy [SEP] place of death
Pierre Lecomte du Noüy
Pierre Lecomte du Noüy (; 20 December 1883, Paris – 22 September 1947, New York City) was a French biophysicist and philosopher. He is probably best remembered by scientists for his work on the surface tension, and other properties, of liquids.
Life and work.
Du Noüy was a descendant of the French dramatist Pierre Corneille. His mother wrote many novels, one of which, "Amitié Amoureuse", was translated into 16 languages and ran for 600 editions in France. Born
- George Nauman Shuster, Ralph E. Thorson (1970). "Evolution in Perspective: Commentaries in Honor of Pierre Lecomte du Noüy". University of Notre Dame Press.
External links.
- Papers of Pierre Lecomte du Noüy (Pasteur Institute)
- Papers of Pierre Lecomte du Noüy at The University of Arizona