Eugene C. Bingham
Encyclopedia
Eugene Cook Bingham was a professor and head of the Department of Chemistry
at Lafayette College
. Bingham made many contributions to rheology
, a term he is credited (along with Markus Reiner
) with introducing. He was a pioneer in both its theory and practice. He was awarded the Franklin Institute
's Certificate of Merit in 1921, for his variable pressure viscometer
. The type of fluid known as a Bingham plastic
or Bingham Fluid is named after him, as is Bingham Stress. The Society of Rheology has awarded the Bingham Medal
annually since 1948. As Chairman of the Metric Committee of the American Chemical Society
, he campaigned for the USA to adopt the metric system. He was also one of the people responsible for the construction of the Appalachian Trail
.
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
at Lafayette College
Lafayette College
Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter,son of General Andrew Porter of Norristown and citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832...
. Bingham made many contributions to rheology
Rheology
Rheology is the study of the flow of matter, primarily in the liquid state, but also as 'soft solids' or solids under conditions in which they respond with plastic flow rather than deforming elastically in response to an applied force....
, a term he is credited (along with Markus Reiner
Markus Reiner
- Biography :Reiner was born in 1886 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, then part of Austria-Hungary, and obtained a degree in Civil Engineering at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna . After the First World War, he emigrated to Palestine, where he worked as a civil engineer under the British mandate...
) with introducing. He was a pioneer in both its theory and practice. He was awarded the Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States, dating to 1824. The Institute also houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.-History:On February 5, 1824, Samuel Vaughn Merrick and...
's Certificate of Merit in 1921, for his variable pressure viscometer
Viscometer
A viscometer is an instrument used to measure the viscosity of a fluid. For liquids with viscosities which vary with flow conditions, an instrument called a rheometer is used...
. The type of fluid known as a Bingham plastic
Bingham plastic
A Bingham plastic is a viscoplastic material that behaves as a rigid body at low stresses but flows as a viscous fluid at high stress. It is named after Eugene C. Bingham who proposed its mathematical form....
or Bingham Fluid is named after him, as is Bingham Stress. The Society of Rheology has awarded the Bingham Medal
Bingham Medal
The Bingham Medal is an annual award for outstanding contributions to the field of rheology. It was instituted in 1948 by the Society of Rheology, commemorating Eugene C. Bingham .-List of Award Winners:*1948 Melvin Mooney*1949 Henry Eyring...
annually since 1948. As Chairman of the Metric Committee of the American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
, he campaigned for the USA to adopt the metric system. He was also one of the people responsible for the construction of the Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long...
.
Selected publications
- Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (1914) vol. 6(3) pp. 233–237: A new viscometer for general scientific and technical purposes
- Journal of Physical Chemistry (1914) vol. 18(2) pp. 157–165: The Viscosity of Binary Mixtures
- Fluidity and Plasticity (1922) McGraw-Hill (Internet Digital Archive)
- Journal of Physical Chemistry (1925) vol. 29(10) pp. 1201–1204: Plasticity
- Review of Scientific Instruments (1933) vol. 4 p. 473: The New Science of Rheology
- Journal of General Physiology (1944) vol. 28 pp. 79–94, pp. 131–149 [Bingham and Roepke], (1945) vol. 28 pp. 605–626: The Rheology of Blood
External links
- Photograph of E. C. Bingham – Lafeyette University Historical Photograph Collection
