William Giauque

William Francis Giauque
Born(1895-05-12)May 12, 1895
DiedMarch 28, 1982(1982-03-28) (aged 86)
Berkeley, California, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1937)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1949)
Willard Gibbs Award (1951)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisorGeorge Ernest Gibson
Doctoral studentsTheodore H. Geballe

William Francis Giauque (/iˈk/;[1] May 12, 1895 – March 28, 1982) was a Canadian-born (American) chemist and Nobel laureate. He was recognized in 1949, for his studies in the properties of matter, at temperatures close to absolute zero. He spent virtually all of his educational and professional career at the University of California, Berkeley.

  1. ^ The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 2004.