Lyman James Briggs

Lyman James Briggs
Født		7. mai 1874[1] Assyria Township
Død		25. mars 1963[1] (88 år) Washington D.C.
Beskjeftigelse		Fysiker, ingeniør, geoviter
Utdannet ved		University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Michigan State University Johns Hopkins University
Ektefelle		Katharine Cook Briggs
Partner(e)		Katharine Cook Briggs
Barn		Isabel Briggs Myers
Nasjonalitet		USA
Medlem av		National Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Utmerkelser		Magellanic Premium (1922)
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Lyman James Briggs (født 7. mai 1874, død 25. mars 1963) var en amerikansk ingeniør, fysiker og administrator. Han ble utpekt som direktør for National Bureau of Standards under den store depresjonen og styreformann for Uranium Committee før USA gikk inn i andre verdenskrig. Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University er oppkalt i hans ære.

• Lyman J. Briggs med:

• J. W. McLane, The moisture equivalents of soils USDA Bur. Soils Bull. 45. (1907)
• J. W. McLane, Moisture equivalent determinations and their application, Proc. Am. Soc. Agron. 2:138–47. (1910)
• H. L. Shantz, A wax seal method for determining the lower limit of available soil moisture, Bot. Gaz. 51:210–19. (1911)
• H. L. Shantz, The wilting coefficient for different plants and its indirect determination, Bot. Gaz. 53:20–37 (1912)
• P. R. Heyl. The earth inductor compass. Proc. Am. Phil. Soc. 61:15–32. (1922)
• G. F. Hull and H. L. Dryden. Aerodynamics of airfoils at high speeds. Natl. Adv. Comm. Aeron. Rep. 207. (1925)

• Lyman J. Briggs:

• Summary of the results of the stratosphere flight of the Explorer II. Natl. Geogr. Soc. Technol. Pap. Stratosphere Series. 2:5–12. (1936)
• NBS War Research: The National Bureau of Standards in World War II. NIST archives (1949)
• Methods for measuring the coefficient of restitution and the spin of a ball. J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. 34:1–23. (1945)
• Lyman J. Briggs, Effect of spin and speed on the lateral deflection (curve) of a baseball and the Magnus effect for smooth spheres. Am. J. Phys. 27:589–96. (1959)
• Lyman J. Briggs, Limiting negative pressure of water, J. Appl. Phys. 21:721–22. (1950)
• The limiting negative pressure of mercury in Pyrex glass. J. Appl. Phys. 24:488–90. (1953)

• Lyman Briggs College of Science at Michigan State
• Lyman James Briggs, namesake of Lyman Briggs College of Science