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James Dewar

Inventor · born September 20, 1842 · died 1923

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Sir James Dewar was a Scottish chemist and physicist. He is best known for his invention of the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction for his research into the liquefaction of gases.

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  1. ~35Received the Fellow of the Royal Society1877
  2. ~52Received the Rumford Medal1894
  3. ~62Named Knight Bachelor1904
  4. ~64Received the Matteucci Medal1906
  5. ~67Received the Davy Medal1909
  6. ~74Received the Copley Medal1916

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