Lyman Briggs
- Born: May 7, 1874 (Assyria, Michigan)
- Died: March 25, 1963 (Washington, DC)
Education
- 1893: BS, Michigan State College
- 1895: MS, University of Michigan
- 1901: PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1896–1906: United States Department of Agriculture, Physicist, Bureau of Soils
- 1907–1919: United States Department of Agriculture, Physicist in Charge of Biophysical Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry
- 1920–1934: National Bureau of Standards, Physicist and Chief, Division of Mechanics and Sound
- 1926–1933: National Bureau of Standards, Assistant Director
- 1933–1946: National Bureau of Standards, Director
- 1946–1963: National Bureau of Standards, Emeritus Director
Other Positions
- 1938–1938: American Physical Society, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1932–1944: Chair, Federal Specifications Board
- 1933–1939: Member, Federal Fire Council
- 1933–1950: Member, International Ice Petrology Board
- 1935–1945: President, National Conference on Weights and Measures
- 1939–1940: Chair, Advisory Committee on Uranium
- 1940–1941: Chair, Committee on Uranium, National Defense Research Committee
- 1941–1942: Chair, Section on Uranium, Office of Scientific Research and Development
- 1942–1942: Chair, Section S-1, Office of Scientific Research and Development
- 1940–1948: Member, Committee on Fudamental Physical Constants, National Research Council
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Michigan State University, University Archives and Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan
Published Resources
Lyman J. Briggs, NBS War Research: The National Bureau of Standards in World War II (United States Government Printing Office, 1949)
Edward R. Landa and John R. Nimmo, "The Life and Scientific Contributions of Lyman J. Briggs," Soil Science Society of America Journal 67 (2003): 681-693
