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Eugene Cook Bingham
Born(1878-12-08)December 8, 1878
Cornwall, Vermont
DiedNovember 6, 1945(1945-11-06) (aged 66)
Easton, Pennsylvania
OccupationAmerican chemist

Eugene Cook Bingham (8 December 1878 – 6 November 1945) was a professor and head of the department of chemistryatLafayette College.[1] 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. The type of fluid known as a Bingham plasticorBingham Fluid is named after him, as is Bingham Stress. He was also one of the people responsible for the construction of the Appalachian Trail.[3]

Biography

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Bingham was born on 8 December 1878 in Cornwall, Vermont.[1]

He was awarded the Franklin Institute's Certificate of Merit in 1921 for his variable pressure viscometer.[4] In 1922, as chairman of the Metric Committee of the American Chemical Society, he campaigned for the United States to adopt the metric system.[5][6]

Bingham died on 6 November 1945 in Easton, Pennsylvania.[1]

Legacy

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The Society of Rheology has awarded the Bingham Medal annually since 1948.[7]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dr. Eugene Bingham. Leading Rheologist Organized Society in 1929. Dies at 67". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 7, 1945. p. 23.
  • ^ Steffe, J. F. (1996). Rheological Methods in Food Process Engineering (2nd ed.). p. 1. ISBN 0-9632036-1-4.
  • ^ Lehman, Paul R. (Fall 1997). "Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club". The Historical Review of Berks County. Historical Society of Berks County. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  • ^ "Eugene C. Bingham". Franklin Laurate Database. The Franklin Institute. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  • ^ Bingham, E. C. (1922). "Progress in Metric Standardization". J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 14 (4): 332–333. Bibcode:1922Sci....55..232B. doi:10.1021/ie50148a035.
  • ^ "Action on Metric System". New York Times. April 11, 1922.
  • ^ "Bingham Medalists". The Society of Rheology. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
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