Ångström (disambiguation) facts for kids

The angstrom (also spelled ångström) is a very small unit of length. It's used to measure things that are incredibly tiny, like the size of atoms or the wavelengths of light. One angstrom is equal to 0.1 nanometre, which is one ten-billionth of a meter! It's named after the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.

The names Ångström or Angstrom can also refer to other things, including people and objects.

People Named Ångström

Many notable people have the surname Ångström. Here are a few:

• Anders Jonas Ångström (1814–1874): He was a famous Swedish physicist. The angstrom unit of length is named in his honor because of his important work in spectroscopy, which is the study of how light interacts with matter.
• Anders Knutsson Ångström (1888–1981): Another Swedish physicist and a meteorologist. He studied the Earth's atmosphere and weather.
• Lars Ångström: A Swedish politician who was a member of the Riksdag, which is the national parliament of Sweden. He belonged to the Green Party.
• Yvonne Ångström: A Swedish politician from the Liberal People's Party.

Other Uses of Ångström or Angstrom

The name Ångström or Angstrom is also used for various other things:

• 42487 Ångström: This is the name of a small asteroid that orbits the Sun, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
• Angstrom: This was a radio comedy series.
• Angstrom (company): This is a group of companies in Russia.
• Ångström (crater): This is a crater on the Moon, named after Anders Jonas Ångström.
• Ångström distribution: This is a special version of the Linux operating system, designed for small, built-in computer systems (called embedded devices).
• Angstrom Levy: This is a supervillain character from the Invincible comic book series.
• Rabbit Angstrom: This is a fictional character in a series of novels written by John Updike.

See also

• Angstrom star, a unit of length equal to 1.000 014 98(90) angstrom
• Angstrem (disambiguation) (Russian: Ангстрем), a Russian variant of transcription for Ångström (Angstrom)