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Authorised form of nameOnsager; Lars (1903 - 1976)
Dates1903 - 1976
Place of birthOslo, Norway
Date of birth27/11/1903
Place of deathCoral Gables, Florida, USA
Date of death05/10/1976
Research fieldChemistry
Physics
ActivityMedals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Chemistry) 1968
Membership categoryForeign Member
Date of election24/04/1975
Age at election71
SourceSources:
DSB vol 18 pp 690-695
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1978 vol 24 pp 443-471, plate, by H Christopher Longuet-Higgins and Michael E Fisher
References:
Stephen G Brush, 'Quantifying Singularities', review of Cyril Domb, The Critical Point: A Historical Introduction to the Modern Theory of Critical Phenomena in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 198-200
CodeNA4633
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1975/36Onsager, Lars: certificate of election to the Royal Society
IM/003381Onsager, Lars1973
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