Authorised form of name | Onsager; Lars (1903 - 1976) |
Dates | 1903 - 1976 |
Place of birth | Oslo, Norway |
Date of birth | 27/11/1903 |
Place of death | Coral Gables, Florida, USA |
Date of death | 05/10/1976 |
Research field | Chemistry |
Physics |
Activity | Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize (Chemistry) 1968 |
Membership category | Foreign Member |
Date of election | 24/04/1975 |
Age at election | 71 |
Source | Sources: 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 |
Code | NA4633 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1975/36 | Onsager, Lars: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
IM/003381 | Onsager, Lars | 1973 |