Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was a Dutch physicist renowned for his pioneering work in low-temperature physics, including the liquefaction of helium and the discovery of superconductivity.
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| instanceOf |
Dutch person
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experimental physicist → human → physicist → |
| awardReceived |
Franklin Medal
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Honorary doctorate from University of Cambridge → Matteucci Medal → Nobel Prize in Physics → Rumford Medal → |
| burialPlace |
Leiden
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| causeOfDeath |
pneumonia
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| commemoratedBy |
Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory at Leiden University
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crater Kamerlingh Onnes on the Moon → |
| countryOfBirth |
Netherlands
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Netherlands
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| countryOfDeath |
Netherlands
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| dateOfBirth |
1853-09-21
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| dateOfDeath |
1926-02-21
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| discovered |
superconductivity
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| educatedAt |
Heidelberg University
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University of Groningen NERFINISHED → |
| employer |
Leiden University
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| ethnicGroup |
Dutch
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| familyName |
Kamerlingh Onnes
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| fieldOfWork |
cryogenics
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low-temperature physics → physics → |
| givenName |
Heike
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| hasAcademicAdvisor |
Robert Bunsen
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| hasWork |
Leiden cryogenic laboratory
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| influenced |
development of cryogenics
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early research on superconductivity → |
| knownFor |
discovery of superconductivity
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liquefaction of helium → research on properties of matter at low temperatures → |
| memberOf |
Prussian Academy of Sciences
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences → Royal Society → |
| name |
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
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| nobelPrizeCategory |
Physics
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| nobelPrizeMotivation |
for his investigations on the properties of matter at low temperatures which led, inter alia, to the production of liquid helium
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| nobelPrizeYear |
1913
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| placeOfBirth |
Groningen
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| placeOfDeath |
Leiden
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| positionHeld |
director of the Leiden cryogenic laboratory
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professor of experimental physics at Leiden University → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| significantEvent |
first liquefaction of helium in 1908
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observation of superconductivity in mercury in 1911 → |
| workLocation |
Leiden
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Referenced by (5)
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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
("Kamerlingh Onnes")
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Leiden University
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Leiden University
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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
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name |
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Rumford Medal
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notableRecipient |