William Giauque

Who is this?

William Francis Giauque (; May 12, 1895 – March 28, 1982) 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.

Career

1. 1895
   Born
2. 1937
   Won Elliott Cresson Medal
3. 1940
   Member of American Philosophical Society
4. 1949
   Won Nobel Prize in Chemistry
5. 1951
   Won Willard Gibbs Award
6. 1982
   Passed away
7. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
8. Member of American Physical Society

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Niagara Falls
• •Citizenship: United States, Canada
• •Known as: chemist, engineer