Pierre Lecomte du Noüy

Pierre Lecomte du Noüy
Born(1883-12-20)December 20, 1883
DiedSeptember 22, 1947(1947-09-22) (aged 63)
Known forDu Noüy ring tensiometer
Du Noüy ring method
Telefinalist hypothesis
Scientific career
FieldsBiophysics
InstitutionsRockefeller Institute
Pasteur Institute

Pierre Lecomte du Noüy (French pronunciation: [ləkɔ̃t dy nwi]; 20 December 1883 – 22 September 1947) was a French biophysicist and philosopher. He is probably best remembered by scientists for his work on the surface tension, and other properties, of liquids.