Dewar,Sir James — Dew·ar (do͞oʹər, dyo͞oʹ ), Sir James. 1842 1923. Scottish born chemist and physicist who studied the liquefaction of gases and the properties of matter at very low temperatures and invented cordite (1889) with Sir Frederick Abel. * * * … Universalium
Dewar, Sir James — born Sept. 20, 1842, Kincardine on Forth, Scot. died March 27, 1923, London, Eng. British chemist and physicist. In 1891 he built a machine for producing liquid oxygen in quantity. His Dewar flask for storing liquefied gases a double walled flask … Universalium
Dewar , Sir James — (1842–1923) British chemist and physicist Dewar, the son of a wine merchant, was born at Kincardine on Forth in Scotland. He was educated at Edinburgh University where he was a pupil of Lyon Playfair. In 1869 he was appointed lecturer in… … Scientists
Sir James Dewar — noun Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842 1923) • Syn: ↑Dewar • Instance Hypernyms: ↑chemist, ↑physicist … Useful english dictionary
James Dewar — James Dewar. Sir James Dewar (né le 20 septembre 1842 à Kincardine, Fife mort le 27 mars 1923 à Londres) était un chimiste et physicien britannique. Né d un père propriétaire d un pub et d un commerce de … Wikipédia en Français
James Dewar — James Dewar. Sir James Dewar (* 20. September 1842 in Kincardine, Schottland; † 27. März 1923 in London, England) war ein schottischer Physiker und Chemiker. Dewar studierte an der Universitä … Deutsch Wikipedia
James — James, Henry James, Henry James, William * * * (as used in expressions) Agee, James Anderson, (James) Maxwell Audubon, John James Baldwin, James (Arthur) Balfour (de Whittingehame), Arthur James, 1 conde Ballard, J(ames) G(raham) Barrie, Sir… … Enciclopedia Universal
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James Dewar — For other people named James Dewar, see James Dewar (disambiguation). James Dewar Sir James Dewar FRS Born … Wikipedia
James — /jaymz/, n. 1. Also called James the Great. one of the 12 apostles, the son of Zebedee and brother of the apostle John. Matt. 4:21. 2. the person identified in Gal. 1:19 as a brother of Jesus: probably the author of the Epistle of St. James. 3.… … Universalium