September 20
Posted in White History on Sep 20th, 2011
1842 Scottish chemist and physicist James Dewar was born in Kincardine-on-Forth. 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. [...]