Lars Onsager
Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903-1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lars Onsager (November 27, 1903 – October 5, 1976)[1] was an American physical chemist and theoretical physicist. He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1968.[3][4][5]
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Born | (1903-11-27)November 27, 1903 |
Died | October 5, 1976(1976-10-05) (aged 72) Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Fields | Physical chemist |
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Thesis | Solutions of the Mathieu Equation of Period 4π and Certain Related Functions (1935) |
Doctoral students | Joseph L. McCauley[2] |
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