Theodore Lyman (scientist)

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Theodore Lyman was an American physicist best known for discovering the Lyman series of ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen, which played a key role in the development of quantum theory.

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instanceOf American scientist
human
physicist
spectroscopist
affiliation Harvard College Observatory
areaOfActivity United States of America
surface form: United States
awardReceived Rumford Prize
contributedTo development of quantum theory
understanding of atomic spectra
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
discovered Lyman series in hydrogen spectrum
surface form: Lyman series of hydrogen

ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen
educatedAt Harvard University
employer Harvard University
era 20th-century physics
familyName Lyman
fieldOfWork atomic physics
physics
spectroscopy
gender male
givenName Theodore
hasBibliographyItem Theodore Lyman, The Spectroscopy of the Extreme Ultra-Violet (monograph)
hasInfluenced Niels Bohr’s atomic model
early quantum mechanics
inspired later spectroscopic studies of atoms
knownFor Lyman series in hydrogen spectrum
surface form: Lyman series

discovery of ultraviolet spectral lines of hydrogen
work on ultraviolet spectroscopy
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf National Academy of Sciences
name Theodore Lyman III
surface form: Theodore Lyman
notableAchievement first systematic observation of hydrogen spectrum in the far ultraviolet
notableWork Studies of the hydrogen spectrum in the ultraviolet
The Spectroscopy of the Extreme Ultra-Violet
occupation physicist
university professor
researchFocus atomic emission lines
extreme ultraviolet spectrum
studied hydrogen atom
ultraviolet radiation
studiedUnder at Harvard University (various mentors)
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts

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