Eugene C. Bingham

Eugene Cook Bingham (8 December 1878 – 6 November 1945)[1] was a professor and head of the Department of Chemistry at Lafayette College. Bingham made many contributions to rheology, a term he is credited (along with Markus Reiner) with introducing.[2] He was a pioneer in both its theory and practice. He was awarded the Franklin Institute's Certificate of Merit in 1921, for his variable pressure viscometer.[3] The type of fluid known as a Bingham plastic or Bingham Fluid is named after him, as is Bingham Stress. The Society of Rheology has awarded the Bingham Medal annually since 1948.[4] As Chairman of the Metric Committee of the American Chemical Society, he campaigned for the USA to adopt the metric system.[5][6] He was also one of the people responsible for the construction of the Appalachian Trail.[7]

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References

  1. ^ "Dr. Eugene Bingham; Leading Rheologist Organized Society in 1929—Dies at 67". New York Times: p. 23. November 7, 1945. 
  2. ^ Steffe, J. F. (1996). Rheological Methods in Food Process Engineering (2nd ed.). p. 1. ISBN 0-9632036-1-4. 
  3. ^ "Eugene C. Bingham". Franklin Laurate Database. The Franklin Insitute. http://www.fi.edu/winners/detail.faw?winner_id=2338. Retrieved December 21, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Bingham Medalists". The Society of Rheology. November 15, 2010. http://www.rheology.org/sor/awards/bingham/default.htm. Retrieved December 21, 2010. 
  5. ^ Bingham, E. C. (1922). "Progress in Metric Standardization". J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 14 (4): 332–333. 
  6. ^ "Action on Metric System". New York Times. April 11, 1922. 
  7. ^ Lehman, Paul R. (Fall 1997). "Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club". The Historical Review of Berks County (Historical Society of Berks County). http://www.berkshistory.org/articles/trail.html. 

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