Background
Nutting, Perley Gilman was born on August 22, 1873 in at Randolph, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles and Cordelia (Gilman) Nutting.
Nutting, Perley Gilman was born on August 22, 1873 in at Randolph, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles and Cordelia (Gilman) Nutting.
Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1891-1892. Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1897. Master of Science, University of California, 1899.
Studied University of Göttingen, 1901-1902.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1903.
Assistant physicist, 1903-1909, associate, 1909-1912, Bureau of Standards, Washington. Physicist and assistant director research laboratory, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, 1913-1916. Director Westinghouse Research Laboratory, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1916-1921, construction engineering, 1921-1924.
Geophysicist United States Geological Survey since 1924.
Assistant professor physics, George Washington University, 1907-1909. Author: Outlines of Applied Optics, 1911.
Visibility of Radiation, 1911. New Precision Colorimeter, 1912.
Organized Knowledge and National Welfare, 1917.
Factors in Achievement, 1919. Author 173 papers in the fields of optics and geophysics. Address: 3216 Oliver Saint, Washington.
Married Edith Eva Lightfoot, October 12, 1906. Married second, Julia East. Stouffer, April.