William Duane (physicist)

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William Duane

Born February 17, 1872(1872-02-17)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died March 7, 1935 (aged 63)
U.S.
Nationality United States
Fields Physics
Institutions Harvard University
Alma mater Berlin University
Doctoral advisor Walther Nernst
Known for Duane-Hunt law
Influences Madame Curie
Influenced Alfred Lande
Notable awards Comstock Prize

William Duane (February 17, 1872 – March 7, 1935) was an American physicist. A coworker of Marie Curie, he developed a method for generating quantities of radon in the laboratory.

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Display about Duane at the University of Colorado at Boulder
Display about Duane at the University of Colorado at Boulder

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Starting in 1925, Duane began suffering a continual decline in health brought on by diabetes. This culminated in his death on 7 March 1935 due to his second paralytic stroke.

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The physics department building in the University of Colorado at Boulder is named after him. Duane won the 1923 Comstock Prize.

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