Lyman James Briggs

Lyman James Briggs (født 7. mai 1874, død 25. mars 1963) var en amerikansk ingeniør, fysiker og administrator. Han ble utpekt som direktør for National Bureau of Standards under den store depresjonen og styreformann for Uranium Committee før USA gikk inn i andre verdenskrig. Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University er oppkalt i hans ære.

Publikasjoner 
 Lyman J. Briggs med:
 J. W. McLane, The moisture equivalents of soils USDA Bur. Soils Bull. 45. (1907)
 J. W. McLane, Moisture equivalent determinations and their application, Proc. Am. Soc. Agron. 2:138–47. (1910)
 H. L. Shantz, A wax seal method for determining the lower limit of available soil moisture, Bot. Gaz. 51:210–19. (1911)
 H. L. Shantz, The wilting coefficient for different plants and its indirect determination, Bot. Gaz. 53:20–37 (1912)
 P. R. Heyl. The earth inductor compass. Proc. Am. Phil. Soc. 61:15–32. (1922)
 G. F. Hull and H. L. Dryden. Aerodynamics of airfoils at high speeds. Natl. Adv. Comm. Aeron. Rep. 207. (1925)

 Lyman J. Briggs:
 Summary of the results of the stratosphere flight of the Explorer II. Natl. Geogr. Soc. Technol. Pap. Stratosphere Series. 2:5–12. (1936)
 NBS War Research: The National Bureau of Standards in World War II. NIST archives (1949)
 Methods for measuring the coefficient of restitution and the spin of a ball. J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. 34:1–23. (1945)
 Lyman J. Briggs, Effect of spin and speed on the lateral deflection (curve) of a baseball and the Magnus effect for smooth spheres. Am. J. Phys. 27:589–96. (1959)
 Lyman J. Briggs, Limiting negative pressure of water, J. Appl. Phys. 21:721–22. (1950)
 The limiting negative pressure of mercury in Pyrex glass. J. Appl. Phys. 24:488–90. (1953)

Referanser

Eksterne lenker 
 Lyman Briggs College of Science at Michigan State
 Lyman James Briggs, namesake of Lyman Briggs College of Science

Fysikere fra USA
Ingeniører fra USA
Personer fra Barry County i Michigan