John Adam Fleming

John Adam Fleming, (January 28, 1877 – July 29, 1956) was an American geophysicist interested in the magnetosphere and the atmospheric electricity. Fleming worked first at the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey with his superior Louis Agricola Bauer, who founded the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He steadily advanced in the hierarchy of the institute and became its director in 1935. Fleming was elected into the National Academy of Sciences in 1940. [1][2][3]

John Adam Fleming
Born(1877-01-28)January 28, 1877
Cincinnati, United States
DiedJuly 29, 1956(1956-07-29) (aged 79)
San Mateo, California
Alma materUniversity of Cincinnati
AwardsNational Academy of Sciences (1940)
William Bowie Medal (1941)
The Chree Medal and Prize (1945)
Scientific career
InstitutionsU.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

John Adam Fleming Medal

Since 1960 the American Geophysical Union rewards notable scientists in the field of research about the magnetosphere and atmospheric electricity.[4]

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gollark: Interesting.
gollark: I know roughly how the training process works. I just dispute that it can't lead to "intelligence" of some kind.
gollark: And possibly about uses for it.
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References
  1. Scott, W. E. (1956). "John Adam Fleming, 1877–1956". Journal of Geophysical Research. 61 (4): 589. Bibcode:1956JGR....61..589S. doi:10.1029/JZ061i004p00589.
  2. "John Adam Fleming" (PDF). National Academy of Science. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  3. Good, Gregory A. "John Adam Fleming (1877–1956)". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "John Adam Fleming Medal". Retrieved 2010-03-21.


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