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Percy Williams Bridgman
American physicist (–)
Percy Williams Bridgman (April 21, – August 20, ) was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures.
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He also wrote extensively on the scientific method and on other aspects of the philosophy of science.[2][3][4] The Bridgman effect, the Bridgman–Stockbarger technique, and the high-pressure mineral bridgmanite are named after him.
Biography
Early life
Bridgman was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and grew up in nearby Auburndale.[5]
Bridgman's parents were both born in New England. His father, Raymond Landon Bridgman, was "profoundly religious and idealistic" and worked as a newspaper reporter assigned to state politics.
His mother, Mary Ann Maria Williams, was described as "more conventional, sprightly, and competitive".[5]
Bridgman attended both elementary and high school in Auburndale, where he excelled at c