William Giauque
Chemist and Nobel Prize laureate
Born
May 12th, 1895
129 years ago
Died
March 28th, 1982
43 years ago — 86 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Canada
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1949
Conducted groundbreaking research in thermodynamics
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