James Dewar
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James Dewar was a Scottish chemist and physicist best known for inventing the vacuum flask and pioneering research in low-temperature physics and liquefied gases.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Dewar canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Medal
NERFINISHED
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Davy Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Lavoisier Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rumford Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1842-09-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kincardine-on-Forth
NERFINISHED
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Perthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1923-03-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer |
Royal Institution
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| era |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Dewar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
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low-temperature physics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Lyon Playfair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of cryogenics
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low-temperature experimental techniques ⓘ |
| knownFor |
invention of the vacuum flask
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liquefaction of hydrogen ⓘ research on liquefied gases ⓘ work on cryogenics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | James Dewar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableInvention |
Dewar flask
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vacuum flask ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution
NERFINISHED
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Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
liquefaction of air
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liquefaction of hydrogen ⓘ specific heats of gases at low temperatures ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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