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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 21 September 1853 · Died: 21 February 1926 · Age at death: 72

How old was Heike Kamerlingh Onnes when he died?

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes died aged 72. He was born on 21 September 1853 and died on 21 February 1926.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who first liquefied helium

Did you know?He was the first person to achieve the extremely low temperatures required to turn helium gas into a liquid.

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (Dutch:; 21 September 1853 – 21 February 1926) was a Dutch experimental physicist who became the first to liquefy helium, cooling it to near 1.5 kelvin (K). For this work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1913.

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Age at death: 72
Years since death: 100

Born: September 21, 1853 · Groningen, Netherlands
Died: February 21, 1926
Nationality: Dutch
Known for: Science, Technology

Family

Father: Harm Kamerlingh Onnes
Mother: Anna Gerdina Coers
Spouse: Maria Adriana Wilhelmina Elisabeth Bijleveld
Child: Albert Kamerlingh Onnes

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