James Dewar
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James Dewar was a Scottish scientist who made important contributions to chemistry and physics during the late 1800s and early 1900s. He is best known for inventing the vacuum flask (also called the Dewar flask), which revolutionized the storage of liquids at extreme temperatures and remains widely used today.
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- Born
- 1842-09-20
- Died
- 1788
- Works
- 16
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- Colleced Papers on Spectroscopy
- Colonization of the County of Beauharnois [microform] : On the South Bank of the St. Lawrence, near the City of Montreal, and the Junction of Lower and Upper Canada with the State of New York
- On the physiological action of light
- Memorial for James Dewar of Vogrie, Esq
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Sir James Dewar (/djuːər/ DEW-ər; 20 September 1842 – 27 March 1923) was a Scottish chemist and physicist. He is best known for his invention of the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction for his research into the liquefaction of gases. He also studied atomic and molecular spectroscopy, working in these fields for more than 25 years. Dewar was nominated for the Nobel Prize 8 times — 5 times in Physics and 3 times in Chemistry — but he was never so honoured.
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1842 births1923 deathsAlumni of the University of EdinburghBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyCorditeFellows of Peterhouse, CambridgeForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesJacksonian Professors of Natural PhilosophyKnights BachelorMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPeople cremated at Golders Green CrematoriumPeople educated at Dollar Academy