Leonard Benedict Loeb (September 16, 1891 – June 17, 1978) was a Swiss-born American physicist.[1][2][3] He was the son of Jacques Loeb a German-born American physiologist and biologist. Leonard B. Loeb wrote a number of physics books, including Atomic Structure.[4]

Leonard Benedict Loeb
Born(1891-09-16)September 16, 1891
Zürich, Switzerland
DiedJune 17, 1978(1978-06-17) (aged 86)
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Known forGaseous electronics
ChildrenAnne Bredon
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisorRobert Andrews Millikan
Doctoral studentsNorris Bradbury
Arthur F. Kip

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  1. ^ Varney, Robert N. (1978). "Leonard B. Loeb". Physics Today. 31 (12): 70–71. Bibcode:1978PhT....31l..70V. doi:10.1063/1.2994886. ISSN 0031-9228.
  2. ^ "Scientific Biographies: Leonard B. Loeb". American Institute of Physics. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Guide to the Leonard Benedict Loeb Papers, 1916-1970". Online Archive of California. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Loeb, Leonard (1938). Atomic Structure (First ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
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