Debye, Peter
Published: August 31, 2006, 8:47 pm
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Peter Debye (1884-1966), a Dutch-born US physical chemist whose investigations of dipole moments, X-rays, and light scattering in gases earned the 1936 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Debye's studies of dielectric constants led to the explanation of their temperature dependence and their importance in the interpretation of dipole moments as indicators of molecular structure. The unit of dielectric constant is now called the debye in his honor. Debye's work in the field of crystallography demonstrated that solid substances could be used in powdered form for X-ray study of their crystal structures, thus eliminating the difficult step of first preparing good crystals.
Further Reading
Peter Debye - Biography (Nobel Foundation)
Peter Debye - Nobel Lecture (Nobel Foundation)
Peter Josephus Wilhelmus Debye - Biography (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Chemistry)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Debye, Peter". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 31, 2006; Last revised Date August 31, 2006; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Debye,_Peter>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Peter Debye (1884-1966), a Dutch-born US physical chemist whose investigations of dipole moments, X-rays, and light scattering in gases earned the 1936 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Debye's studies of dielectric constants led to the explanation of their temperature dependence and their importance in the interpretation of dipole moments as indicators of molecular structure. The unit of dielectric constant is now called the debye in his honor. Debye's work in the field of crystallography demonstrated that solid substances could be used in powdered form for X-ray study of their crystal structures, thus eliminating the difficult step of first preparing good crystals.
Further Reading
Peter Debye - Biography (Nobel Foundation)
Peter Debye - Nobel Lecture (Nobel Foundation)
Peter Josephus Wilhelmus Debye - Biography (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute of Chemistry)
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