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August Pfund

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August Herman Pfund (December 28, 1879 - January 4, 1949) was an American physicist and spectroscopist. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, United States in 1879, he discovered the Pfund system of hydrogen atomic spectrum in 1924. "Pfund" is also used to name a unit of mass, 1 pfund = 500 grams.

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Scientists
Nationality
United States
Born
1879-12-28
Died
1949-01-04
Wikidata
Q239373
Occupations physicistuniversity teacher
Aliases August Herman PfundAugust Pfund

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