William Francis Giauque

Born: 1895-05-12 in Niagara Falls, Canada

Gender: male

Field: Canadian-born American chemist

Biography

William Francis Giauque was a Canadian-born American chemist and Nobel laureate. He was recognized in 1949, for his studies in the properties of matter, at temperatures close to absolute zero. He spent virtually all of his educational and professional career at the University of California, Berkeley.

Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1949

Awarded on: 1949-11-03

"for his contributions in the field of chemical thermodynamics, particularly concerning the behaviour of substances at extremely low temperatures"

Affiliations:

University of California – Berkeley, CA, USA

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