Convert svedberg to jiffy (G. N. Lewis)
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Definition and details for svedberg:
Svedberg (S) is equal to 10-13 second or 0.1 picoseconds, used to measure sedimentation coefficients in ultracentrifuge technology. This unit was named "Svedberg", to honor the Swedish chemist Theodor Svedberg (1884-1971), who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1926 for the invention of the ultracentrifuge and its use in studying the properties of colloids.
Definition and details for jiffy (G. N. Lewis):
Jiffy was defined by Gilbert Newton Lewis (1875-1946). He proposed a unit of time called the jiffy which was equal to the time it takes light to travel one centimeter. It has since been redefined for different measurements depending on the field of study.