Eugene C. Bingham

Who was Eugene C. Bingham?

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 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.