James Dewar
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Sir James Dewar | |
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 Sir James Dewar FRS | |
| Born | 20 September 1842 Kincardine-on-Forth, Scotland |
| Died | 27 Mairch 1923 (aged 80) Lunnon, Ingland |
| Naitionality | Scots / Breetish |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Edinburgh |
| Kent for | Liquid oxygen Liquid hydrogen |
| Awairds | Hodgkins gowd medal (Smithsonian Institution) Lavoisier Medal (French Academy o Sciences) Albert Medal (Ryal Society o Airts) Rumford Medal (1894) Franklin Medal (1919) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pheesics Chemistry |
| Institutions | Ryal Institution Varsity o Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Laird Playfair |
Sir James Dewar FRS (20 September 1842 – 27 Mairch 1923) wis a Scots chemist an pheesicist. He is probably best-kent the day for his invention o the Dewar flask, which he uised in conjunction wi extensive research intae the liquefaction o gases.
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