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Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist.
Olimpijada Pupin (left), mother of Mihajlo Pupin and a young Pupin.
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin
University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Pupin earned his doctorate in mathematical physics at the University of Berlin in 1889 before returning to Columbia to assume the position of teacher of mathematical physics.
1890
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist.
1915
First meeting of the NACA (Pupin seated first from right).
1916
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist.
1921
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in session at Washington to discuss plans to place America foremost in the development of aviation. A report was heard from Dr. Ames, chairman of the executive committee, on research work to develop the new heavy oil fuel injection aircraft engine which does away with carburetor and spark plugs, and will lessen the fire hazard. Dr. S.W. Stratton, secretary of the committee and director of the Bureau of Standards, is shown seated at the extreme left. Around the table, left to right, are: Prof. Charles F. Marvin, chief of the weather bureau; Dr. John F. Hayford (Northwestern Univ.); Orville Wright; Major Thurman H. Bane (chief Engineer Div. Army); Paul Henderson, (Second Ass. Postmaster General); Rear Adm. W.A. Moffett, Chief Bureau Aeronautics, Navy; Dr. Michael I. Pupin, (Columbia Univ.); Rear Adm. D.W. Taylor, U.S.N. (Chief Bureau Construction and repair); Dr. Charles D. Walcott, chairman, (Chief Air Service) and Dr. Joseph S. Ames, chairman executive committee (Johns Hopkins University).
Michael Idvorsky Pupin wearing an academic mantle surrounded by colleagues.
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist.
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist.
Michael Idvorsky Pupin, a Serbian American physicist, physical chemist, philanthropist.
A Serbian postal stamp depicting a portrait of Michael Idvorsky Pupin.
A bronze statue, a new cast of the 1979 statue in Pupin's birthplace Idvor. It is unveiled at the 157th anniversary of his birth on 9 October 2015.
Michael Idvorsky Pupin
Michael Idvorsky Pupin in his laboratory.
Michael Idvorsky Pupin and Thomas Eddison.
American Philosophical Society, 104 S. Fifth St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Pupin was a member of the American Philosophical Society.
American Mathematical Society, 201 Charles Street Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2213, United States
Pupin was a member of the American Mathematical Society.
American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland, United States
Pupin was a member of the American Physical Society.
1902
Pupin was awarded the Eliot Kresson Medal issued by Franklin Institute.
1920
Mihajlo Pupin was honored with the IEEE Edison Medal for his contribution in the fields of mathematical physics.
1924
Pupin was awarded the Honorable medal of the American Radio Institute.
1924
Pupin's autobiography ‘From Immigrant to Inventor’ earned him the Pulitzer Prize.
1929
Pupin received the White eagle, first degree, which was a Royal Order in the Kingdom of Serbia (1883–1918) and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1945).
1931
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin was awarded the John Fritz Medal that has been awarded annually since 1902 by the American Association of Engineering Societies for "outstanding scientific or industrial achievements".
1890
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist.
1902
Pupin was awarded the Eliot Kresson Medal issued by Franklin Institute.
1915
First meeting of the NACA (Pupin seated first from right).
1916
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist.
1920
Mihajlo Pupin was honored with the IEEE Edison Medal for his contribution in the fields of mathematical physics.
1921
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in session at Washington to discuss plans to place America foremost in the development of aviation. A report was heard from Dr. Ames, chairman of the executive committee, on research work to develop the new heavy oil fuel injection aircraft engine which does away with carburetor and spark plugs, and will lessen the fire hazard. Dr. S.W. Stratton, secretary of the committee and director of the Bureau of Standards, is shown seated at the extreme left. Around the table, left to right, are: Prof. Charles F. Marvin, chief of the weather bureau; Dr. John F. Hayford (Northwestern Univ.); Orville Wright; Major Thurman H. Bane (chief Engineer Div. Army); Paul Henderson, (Second Ass. Postmaster General); Rear Adm. W.A. Moffett, Chief Bureau Aeronautics, Navy; Dr. Michael I. Pupin, (Columbia Univ.); Rear Adm. D.W. Taylor, U.S.N. (Chief Bureau Construction and repair); Dr. Charles D. Walcott, chairman, (Chief Air Service) and Dr. Joseph S. Ames, chairman executive committee (Johns Hopkins University).
1924
Pupin was awarded the Honorable medal of the American Radio Institute.
1924
Pupin's autobiography ‘From Immigrant to Inventor’ earned him the Pulitzer Prize.
1929
Pupin received the White eagle, first degree, which was a Royal Order in the Kingdom of Serbia (1883–1918) and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1945).
1931
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin was awarded the John Fritz Medal that has been awarded annually since 1902 by the American Association of Engineering Societies for "outstanding scientific or industrial achievements".
Michael Idvorsky Pupin wearing an academic mantle surrounded by colleagues.
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist.
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist.
Michael Idvorsky Pupin
University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Pupin earned his doctorate in mathematical physics at the University of Berlin in 1889 before returning to Columbia to assume the position of teacher of mathematical physics.
American Philosophical Society, 104 S. Fifth St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Pupin was a member of the American Philosophical Society.
American Mathematical Society, 201 Charles Street Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2213, United States
Pupin was a member of the American Mathematical Society.
American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland, United States
Pupin was a member of the American Physical Society.
Michael Idvorsky Pupin, a Serbian American physicist.
Michael Idvorsky Pupin, a Serbian American physicist, physical chemist, philanthropist.
A Serbian postal stamp depicting a portrait of Michael Idvorsky Pupin.
A bronze statue, a new cast of the 1979 statue in Pupin's birthplace Idvor. It is unveiled at the 157th anniversary of his birth on 9 October 2015.
Michael Idvorsky Pupin
Michael Idvorsky Pupin in his laboratory.
Michael Idvorsky Pupin and Thomas Eddison.
Michael Idvorsky Pupin
Olimpijada Pupin (left), mother of Mihajlo Pupin and a young Pupin.
Olimpijada Milovanov Pupin (Aleksic). In 1914, Pupin formed "Fund Pijade Aleksić-Pupin" within the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts to commemorate his mother Olimpijada for all the support she gave him through life.
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Mihajlo Pupin was born on 4 October (22 September, OS) 1858 in the village of Idvor (in the modern-day municipality of Kovačica, Serbia) in Banat, in the Military Frontier in the Austrian Empire. His father was named Constantine and mother Olimpijada and Pupin had four brothers and five sisters.
The son of illiterate but highly intelligent parents who sacrificed to give their son an education, Pupin did his elementary schooling from institutes such as Serbian Orthodox School and German Elementary School in Perlez. Later, he joined a high school located in Pančevo, and in 1872, he went to Prague to pursue further studies. However, his father’s death caused him to leave Prague due to financial constraints.
Following the death of his father, Pupin sailed to the United States in 1874. Arriving without funds or friends, he held farm and factory jobs, learned English, and in 1879 entered Columbia College on a scholarship. He graduated with honors in 1883, becoming a United States citizen the day before his graduation.
He earned his doctorate in mathematical physics at the University of Berlin in 1889 before returning to Columbia to assume the position of teacher of mathematical physics.
After immigrating to the United States, like many poor immigrants, Pupin found that his early experiences in the United States were not easy. He drove mules, worked on farms, and was employed by a cracker factory while he learned English and saved what money he could. Making use of the resources of the Cooper Union in his spare time, he qualified for entrance to Columbia College in 1879. He became a United States citizen the day before graduation.
After receiving his doctorate degree in 1889 from the University of Berlin, studying and conducting research in experimental physics under Hermann Von Helmholtz, Pupin returned to New York that year to assume the position of teacher of mathematical physics at Columbia; he and Francis Bacon Crocker comprised the faculty of the newly-created department of electrical engineering there. Though the department could make no claims to having the most modern or even sufficient equipment - the laboratory building was known as "the cowshed" - Pupin completed some of his most important work during these early years at Columbia. In 1894, he studied wave propagation in a vibrating string, noting that these waves did not dissipate as rapidly in a string which had weights suspended from it at equal intervals as in an un-weighted string. He applied this finding to long-distance telephony, ascertaining the correct spacing of inductance ("loading") coils along telephone lines to remove the barrier of distance from telephone communication. Other important inventions followed. In 1896, he developed a method of rapid x-ray photography, requiring exposure of only a fraction of a second, rather than that of an hour or more, by placing a fluorescent substance between the photographic plate and the object to be photographed.
He remained with Columbia for life, progressing through the ranks to an instructor in 1890, adjunct professor in 1892, a professor in 1901 and professor emeritus in 1931. During his long career, he numbered Gano Dunn, Robert Millikan, Edwin Armstrong and Irving Langmuir among his students.
Pupin was president of the Institute of Radio Engineers in 1917 and of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1925-1926. The AIEE honored him with its Edison Medal in 1920 "For his work in mathematical physics and its application to the electric transmission of intelligence," and he received the IRE Medal of Honor in 1924 "In recognition of his fundamental contributions in the field of electrical tuning and the rectification of alternating currents used for signaling purposes."' In 1915, he was made a Fellow of both organizations.
Michael Pupin's autobiography, From Immigrant to Inventor, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1924.
Pupin's invention of the "Pupin coil" was a great achievement in the world of science and it helped the society in general by providing an enhanced range for distant telephonic communication. The patent rights of this invention were bought by the "American Telephone and Telegraph Company", which brought him wealth and fame. Pupin accomplished his major achievement resulted from his studies of the distortions that arise when iron is magnetized by an alternating current. Pupin developed electrical resonators (by analogy with resonators used to study complex sound waves) that proved to be applicable to problems in telegraphy and telephony. His most important contribution grew out of a study of the electrical analogue of a vibrating string “loaded” at regular intervals. This work not only confirmed that the periodic insertion of inductance coils in telephone lines would improve their performance by reducing attenuation and distortion, but it also allowed him to calculate optimum coil size and spacing, an invention of considerable practical and commercial value. For a time such lines were called “pupinized.” Also, Pupin made many other contributions of an applied nature, for instance, in X-ray fluoroscopy, design of early radio transmitters, and electrical network theory.
He was a popular and outstanding teacher. Among his pupils were several of the pioneers of radio communications, the most notable of whom was E. H. Armstrong.
He was an accomplished writer; and his best-selling autobiography, From Immigrant to Inventor, received the Pulitzer Prize in 1924. He received many honors, including eighteen honorary degrees, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The physics laboratory at Columbia University is named in his honor.
Pupin achieved remarkable accomplishments in social life as well, being engaged in various works such as establishing an organization for immigrants and improving border relations between Serbia, Yugoslavia, and the United States called "Union of Serbs – Sloga." He was also actively engaged with the Serb émigré who resided in the United States, and founded the Serbian National Defense Council of America and was its president as well. He was also an honorary consul of Serbia in the USA from 1912 to 1920.
He became a founding member of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) on 3 March 1915, which later became NASA.
Pupin was also a president of the Institute of Radio Engineers in 1917 and of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1925-1926. The AIEE honored him with its Edison Medal in 1920 "For his work in mathematical physics and its application to the electric transmission of intelligence," and he received the IRE Medal of Honor in 1924 "In recognition of his fundamental contributions in the field of electrical tuning and the rectification of alternating currents used for signaling purposes."' In 1915, he was made a Fellow of both organizations.
Mihajlo Pupin was a Doctor of Science, Columbia University (1904), Honorable Doctor of Science, Johns Hopkins University (1915), Doctor of Science, Princeton University (1924), Honorable Doctor of Science, New York University (1924), Honorable Doctor of Science, Muhlenberg College (1924), Doctor of Engineering, Case School of Applied Science (1925), Doctor of Science, George Washington University (1925), Doctor of science, Union College (1925), Honorable Doctor of Science, Marietta College (1926), Honorable Doctor of Science, University of California (1926), Doctor of Science, Rutgers University (1926), Honorable Doctor of Science, Delaware University (1926), Honorable Doctor of Science, Canyon College (1926), Doctor of Science, Brown University (1927), Doctor of Science, Rochester University (1927), Honorable Doctor of Science, Middlebury College (1928), Doctor of Science, University of Belgrade (1929), Doctor of Science, University of Prague (1929).
He left a significant portion of his estate to the University, and Columbia honored Pupin posthumously in 1935 by naming its 1927 physics building Pupin Hall. Today, the most prestigious prize of the Engineering School is the Pupin Medal for Service to the Nation, established in 1958.
Pupin was pictured on the old 50 million Yugoslav dinar banknote. Home page world web browser Google has been dedicated on 9 October 2011, to 157th birth anniversary of scientist Mihajlo Pupin. On the drawing in honor of the Pupin birth symbolically represented as a boy and a girl with two different hills talking on the phone. The Central Radio Institute was renamed the Telecommunication and Automation Institute "Mihailo Pupin" in his honor in 1956. A small lunar impact crater, in the eastern part of the Mare Imbrium, was named in his honor. Various streets and schools across Serbia are named after him; Boulevard of Mihajlo Pupin (in capital city, Belgrade) or the tenth Belgrade gymnasium – Mihajlo Pupin, being the most famous examples.
A road bridge over the Danube River in Belgrade was named Pupin Bridge in his honor after the vote of the citizens.
Pupin was a devoted Orthodox Christian and a prominent Freemason.
Quotations:
"My home town is Idvor, but this fact says little because Idvor can’t be found on the map. That is a small village which is found near the main road in Banat, which belonged to Austro-Hungary, and now is an important part of Serbs, Croatians and Slovenians Kingdom. This province on the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, was requested by the Romanians, but their request was invalid. They could not negate the fact that the majority of the inhabitants were Serbs, especially in the Idvor area. President Wilson and Mr. Lancing knew me personally and when found out that I was originally from Banat, Romanian reasons lost its weight. "
"The discovery of an important need is almost as important as the invention which satisfies this need."
"We would never get away from it. ... It's bad enough as it is, but with the wireless telephone, one could be called up at the opera, in church, in our beds. Where could one be free from interruption?"
"Look at those animals and remember the greatest scientists in the world have never discovered how to make grass into milk."
"Truth is beautiful and divine no matter how humble its origin."
A long-time member of the Columbia faculty, Pupin was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1904. He was elected as a member of the French Academy of Sciences, and of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was also a member of the American Mathematical Society, of the American Philosophical Society, of the American Physical Society, and of German Electrical Society. He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences where he also served as president.
Pupin had a reputation not only as a great scientist but also a great person. He was known for his manners, great knowledge, love of his homeland and availability to everyone. Also, he was a great philanthropist and patron of the arts.
Physical Characteristics: While studying at Columbia College, he became known as an exceptional athlete. A friend of Pupin's predicted that his physique would make him a splendid oarsman and that Columbia would do anything for a good oarsman.
In 1888 he married American Sarah Catharine Jackson from New York, with whom he had a daughter named Barbara. They were married only for eight years, because she died from pneumonia.
