Wayne Buckles Nottingham | |
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 Portrait 1937 | |
| Born | 17 April 1899 |
| Died | 4 December 1964 (aged 65) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Known for | Nottingham effect Nottingham gauge |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Solid state physics |
| Institutions | MIT |
| Thesis | Normal arc characteristic curves: Dependence on absolute temperature of anode (1929) |
| Doctoral advisor | Karl Taylor Compton |
Wayne B. Nottingham (17 April 1899 – 4 December 1964) was a US physics professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), specialized on electronics, field electron emission, thermionics, photoelectrics and low pressure equipment. The Nottingham effect in field electron emission is named after him.