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Cooper H. Langford
Cooper Harold Langford III (October 14, 1934 – March 11, 2018) was an American-born Canadian chemist. He was born to the philosopher Cooper Harold Langford and his first wife, Susan Coffman, in Ann Arbor, Michigan on October 14, 1934. He attended Harvard University as an undergraduate, and Northwestern University for graduate studies. His work at Northwestern and his postgraduate work at University College London and Columbia University resulted in the publication (with Harry_B._Gray) of Ligand Substitution Processes (1966). The Langford-Gray classification remains an important tool to describe the mechanics of inorganic chemical reactions. Langford taught at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, Concordia University in Montreal, Montreal, Canada, and the University of Calgary in Calgary, Canada. Committed throughout his life both to undergraduate teaching and research, his interests continued to expand throughout his career. His rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooper Harold Langford
Cooper Harold Langford (25 August 1895, Dublin, Logan County, Arkansas – 28 August 1964) was an American analytic philosopher and mathematical logician who co-authored the book ''Symbolic Logic'' (1932) with Clarence Irving Lewis, C. I. Lewis. He is also known for introducing the Langford–Moore paradox. Biography After spending his freshman year at the University of Arkansas, Langford transferred in 1915 to Clark University, where he received his A.B. degree in 1920. His college education was interrupted by World War I in 1917 when he joined the U.S. army and spent 20 months overseas. After receiving his A.B. degree, Langford enrolled in 1920 as a graduate student at Harvard University, where he earned his Ph.D. in psychology under Edwin Boring in 1924. With the aid of a Sheldon Traveling Fellowship, he studied logic and philosophy at Cambridge University during 1924–1925. Upon his return to the U.S., Langford became an instructor at Harvard from 1925 to 1927. After spendin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |