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James Dewar was a British physicist, chemist, and inventor. He was born in Kincardine in 1842 and died in London in 1923. Dewar was educated at Dollar Academy and the University of Edinburgh. He worked as an employee of the University of Cambridge. His doctoral advisor was Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair.
Dewar was a member of the Royal Society, the National Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Sciences of Turin, and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. He received the Copley Medal, the Rumford Medal, and the Matteucci Medal. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society. Dewar was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is buried at Golders Green Crematorium.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Kincardine
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- inventor
- Educated at
- Dollar Academy
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Image
- James Dewar.jpg
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- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- Commons category
- James Dewar
- date of birth
- 1842-09-20
- date of death
- 1923-03-27
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- name in native language
- James Dewar
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
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- P8168
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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