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James Dewar
Sir James Dewar is a Scottish chemist and physicist. He is best known for his invention of the vacuum flask, used in conjunction with the study of gas liquefaction. He also studied atomic and molecular spectroscopy, working in these fields for more than 25 years.
BornSeptember 20, 1842, Kincardine-on-Forth, Scotland
DiedMarch 27, 1923, London, England
NationalityScottish
FieldsPhysics, Chemistry
InstitutionsRoyal Institution, Peterhouse, Cambridge
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Known forLiquid oxygen, Liquid hydrogen
Notable awardsHodgkins gold medal (Smithsonian Institution), Lavoisier Medal (French Academy of Sciences), Albert Medal (Royal Society of Arts), Rumford Medal (1894), Franklin Medal (1919)

About James Dewar

Chemist James Dewar was born on September 20, 1842 in Scotland (He dies at the age of 80, on March 27, 1923).

The first to discover that gases can convert to liquid at extremely low temperatures was a Scottish chemist. He is commemorated by the Dewar flask, an insulating storage jar.

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James Dewar before becoming famous

James Dewar was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1842 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He began his research at the University of Cambridge in England.

Achievement of James Dewar

To prove his hypothesis, he created a practical system that produced considerable amounts of liquid oxygen, rather than relying on theory.

James Dewar's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was an orphan during his adolescence, having lost both of his parents when he was 15 years old.

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He was one of the first scientists to receive the Inventor Benjamin Franklin Medal, which is given to outstanding scientists. The year before James, Physicist Guglielmo Marconi won it.

James Dewar Income & Net worth

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Latest information about James Dewar updated on March 14 2023.