Awards & Winners

James Dewar

Date of Birth 20-September-1842
Place of Birth Kincardine
(United Kingdom, Scotland, Fife)
Nationality Scotland
Profession Physicist, Chemist
Sir James Dewar FRS was a Scottish chemist and physicist. He is probably best-known today for his invention of the Dewar flask, which he used in conjunction with extensive research into the liquefaction of gases. He was also particularly interested in atomic and molecular spectroscopy, working in these fields for more than 25 years.

Awards by James Dewar

Check all the awards nominated and won by James Dewar.

1916


Copley Medal
(For his important investigations in physical chemistry, more especially his researches on the liquefaction of gases.)

1894


Rumford Medal
(For his researches on the properties of matter at extremely low temperatures.)