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Dr. Irving Langmuir With Experimental Pliotron Tube, 1930

General Electric Company1930

Museum of Innovation & Science

Museum of Innovation & Science
Schenectady, United States

Dr. Irving Langmuir (1881-1957) holds a developmental pliotron tube used in 1914 for experimental radio telephone communication, which led to the development of commercial radio broadcasting. Langmuir pioneered work in electric lighting, developing a gas-filled incandescent lamp and coiled tungsten filament. In 1932 his surface film studies earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the first industrial scientist to receive the honor.

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  • Title: Dr. Irving Langmuir With Experimental Pliotron Tube, 1930
  • Creator: General Electric Company
  • Date Created: 1930
  • Location: Schenectady - Schenectady County - New York
  • Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
  • Original Language: English
  • Subject Keywords: Inventors; Scientists; Electronic apparatus & appliances; Research; General Electric Company. Research Laboratory.; Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957
  • Type: Photograph
  • Publisher: General Electric Company
  • Rights: This digital image may be used for educational uses. Please cite as miSci- Museum of Innovation & Science. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from miSci.

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