About George Walter Stewart
Lived 1876 – 1956 (aged 80). George Walter Stewart was an American physicist.
George W. Stewart (February 22, 1876 – August 16, 1956) was an American acoustician, physicist, and educator. In 1941, Stewart was president of the American Physical Society. He was named emeritus professor of physics at the University of Iowa and was awarded the Oersted Medal in 1943. His research interests included acoustics and X-ray studies of liquids.
Biography George Walter Stewart was born February 22, 1876, in St. Louis, Missouri, the second son of Oliver Mills Stewart, a Methodist minister, and Eleanor Bell.
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American physicist (1876-1956)
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George Walter Stewart was born on 22 February 1876 in St. Louis.
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George Walter Stewart died on 16 August 1956 in Iowa City.
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