1881年1月Langmuir生于美国纽约市Brooklyn区,在四兄弟中排行第三.他的父亲是靠自我奋斗起家的一家公司的总经理.他的母亲具苏格兰血统,外祖父是医生、教授兼作家,非常注意对孩子的教育. 孩子都是好奇的.但小Langmuir从不满足于大人的一般回答.他曾说过:“我根深蒂固的嗜好是追究简单现象的机理”.才 January 1881 Langmuir was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA, ranking third among four brothers, his father, the self-employed general manager of a company whose mother is of Scottish descent and whose grandfather was a doctor, professor and writer , Paying great attention to their children’s education.The children are curious.But Langmuir never satisfied with the general answer adults.He said: “My deep-rooted hobby is to pursue the phenomenon of simple phenomenon.”