Jesse Beams
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Jesse Wakefield Beams | |
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| Born | December 25, 1898 Belle Plaine, Kansas, USA |
| Died | July 23, 1977 (1977-07-24) (aged 78) Charlottesville, Virginia, USA |
| Residence | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin |
| Known for | Development of the ultracentrifuge |
| Awards | Howard N. Potts Medal (1942) National Medal of Science (1967) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Virginia |
| Doctoral advisor | Carroll M. Sparrow |
| Notable students | Frank Hereford Edward P. Ney |
Jesse Wakefield Beams (December 25, 1898[1] in Belle Plaine, Kansas[2] – July 23, 1977[3]) was an American physicist at the University of Virginia.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Patents
3 Publications
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Biography[edit]
Beams completed his undergraduate B.A. in physics at Fairmount College in 1921 and his master's degree the next year at the University of Wisconsin.[2] He spent most of his academic career at the University of Virginia, where he received his Ph.D. in physics in 1925. He spent the next three years in a physics fellowship at Yale University, where he performed research on the photoelectric effect with Ernest Lawrence.[4] Beams was appointed a professor of physics at the University of Virginia in 1929 and was chair of the department from 1948 to 1962.[5] During World War II, he worked on the Manhattan Project, where his ultracentrifuge was used to demonstrate the separation of the uranium isotope U-235 from other isotopes. Officials in charge of the atomic bomb project concluded, however, that Beams's centrifuges were not as likely as other methods to produce enough highly enriched uranium for a bomb in the time available, and the centrifuge program was abandoned. After World War II, centrifuge separation of uranium isotopes was perfected by German scientists and engineers working in the Soviet Union. In 1953 Beams was appointed the Francis H. Smith Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia. Beams was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1967 for his work on the ultracentrifuge.[6] He retired from the University in 1969.[7]
Beams' contributions include the first linear electron accelerator,[citation needed] the magnetic ultracentrifuge, and the application of the ultracentrifuge to the separation of isotopes and to the separation of viruses from liquids. He held many patents in magnetic bearings and ultracentrifuges. In addition to the National Science Medal, he was awarded the American Physical Society's John Scott Medal, the Lewis Prize of the American Philosophical Society, and the University of
Virginia's first annual Thomas Jefferson Award.[8]
Beams's gravestone at the University of Virginia Cemetery in Charlottesville, Virginia.
He is buried at the University of Virginia Cemetery.[9]
Patents[edit]
| Inventor(s) | Year | Patent No. | Invention Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trotter, Woodstock, Beams | 1935 | U.S. Patent 2,016,825 | Air Conditioning |
| Beams, Holmes | 1941 | U.S. Patent 2,256,937 | Suspension of Rotatable Bodies |
| Masket, Snoddy, Beams | 1949 | U.S. Patent 2,478,663 | Projectile Testing Machine |
| Beams | 1950 | U.S. Patent 2,521,112 | Method and Apparatus for Separating Fluids by Thermal Diffusion |
| Beams | 1950 | U.S. Patent 2,521,891 | Valve |
| Beams, Snoddy, Hoxton | 1950 | U.S. Patent 2,525,197 | Thermal Flowmeter |
| Beams, Morton | 1954 | U.S. Patent 2,666,363 | Transmission Line Kerr Cell |
| Beams | 1954 | U.S. Patent 2,691,306 | Magnetically Supported Rotating Bodies |
| Beams, Snoddy | 1956 | U.S. Patent 2,763,155 | High Altitude Burner Simulator |
| Beams, Snoddy | 1960 | U.S. Patent 2,948,572 | Centrifuges |
| Beams | 1962 | U.S. Patent 3,041,482 | Apparatus for Rotating Freely Suspended Bodies |
| Beams | 1962 | U.S. Patent 3,066,849 | High Vacuum Pump System |
| Beams | 1965 | U.S. Patent 3,196,694 | Magnetic Suspension System |
| Goss, Porter, Roberts, Tuve, Beams, Selvidge | 1975 | U.S. Patent 3,908,933 | Guided Missile |
Publications[edit]
- Beams, J. and Haynes, F., The Separation of Isotopes by Centrifuging, (Sept 1936) Phys. Rev., vol. 50, Issue 5, pp. 491–492.
- Beams, J., Production and Use of High Centrifugal Fields, (1954) Science, vol. 120, Issue 3121, pp. 619–625.
See also[edit]
- Orders of magnitude (angular velocity)
- Magnetic bearings
References[edit]
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^ ab The University of Virginia Record: New Series, Vol. X. Charlottesville: University of Virginia. 1924-02-15. p. 52.
[permanent dead link]
^ Fowle, Farnsworth (1977-07-25). "Jesse W. Beams, 78, A Top Physicist, Dies". New York Times. p. 18.
^ "Beams and Lawrence". Retrieved 2008-04-07.
^ Physics at the University of Virginia – Jesse W. Beams 1898 – 1977
^ Dabney, Virginius (1981). Mr. Jefferson's University: A History. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. p. 463. ISBN 0-8139-0904-X.
^ "Beams Honored By Special Symposium". Cavalier Daily. 1969-05-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
^ Dabney, p. 377.
^ "Jesse W. Beams (1898 - 1977) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
External links[edit]
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
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- University of Virginia faculty
- University of Virginia alumni
- National Medal of Science laureates
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- Manhattan Project people
- People from Sumner County, Kansas
- Howard N. Potts Medal recipients
- People from Charlottesville, Virginia
- Burials at the University of Virginia Cemetery
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