Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛikə ˈkaːmərlɪŋ ˈɔnəs]; 21 September 1853 – 21 February 1926) was a Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate. He exploited the Hampson–Linde cycle to investigate how materials behave when cooled to nearly absolute zero and later to liquefy helium for the first time, in 1908. He also discovered superconductivity in 1911.
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Kamerlingh Onnes in 1913 | |
| Born | Heike Kamerlingh Onnes 21 September 1853 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 21 February 1926 (aged 72) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg University University of Groningen |
| Known for | Liquid helium Onnes-effect Superconductivity Virial equation of state Coining the term "enthalpy" Kamerlingh Onnes Award |
| Awards | Matteucci Medal (1910) Rumford Medal (1912) Nobel Prize in Physics (1913) Franklin Medal (1915) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Leiden Delft Polytechnic |
| Doctoral advisor | Rudolf Adriaan Mees |
| Other academic advisors | Robert Bunsen Gustav Kirchhoff Johannes Bosscha |
| Doctoral students | Jacob Clay Wander de Haas Gilles Holst Johannes Kuenen Pieter Zeeman |
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