John Adam Fleming
Encyclopedia
John Adam Fleming, was an American
physicist
interested in the magnetosphere
and the atmospheric electricity
.
Fleming worked first at the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and changed together with his superior Louis Agricola Bauer
, who founded the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He steadily advanced in the hirarchy of the institute and became its director in 1935. Fleming was elected into the National Academy of Sciences
in 1940.
rewards notable scientists in the field of research about the magnetosphere and atmospheric electricity.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
interested in the magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
A magnetosphere is formed when a stream of charged particles, such as the solar wind, interacts with and is deflected by the intrinsic magnetic field of a planet or similar body. Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere, as are the other planets with intrinsic magnetic fields: Mercury, Jupiter,...
and the atmospheric electricity
Atmospheric electricity
Atmospheric electricity is the regular diurnal variations of the Earth's atmospheric electromagnetic network . The Earth's surface, the ionosphere, and the atmosphere is known as the global atmospheric electrical circuit...
.
Fleming worked first at the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and changed together with his superior Louis Agricola Bauer
Louis Agricola Bauer
Louis Agricola Bauer, was an American astronomer and magnetician, born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1888, and immediately started work for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey...
, who founded the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He steadily advanced in the hirarchy of the institute and became its director in 1935. Fleming was elected into the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
in 1940.
John Adam Fleming Medal
Since 1960 the American Geophysical UnionAmerican Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 50,000 members from over 135 countries. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics...
rewards notable scientists in the field of research about the magnetosphere and atmospheric electricity.