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Giauque

American  
[jee-ohk] / dʒiˈoʊk /

noun

  1. William Francis, 1895–1982, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1949.


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In the Physical Review last week, Dr. Giauque published a report on the viscosity of liquid helium in the absolute zero region.

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The world record low is held not by Dr. Giauque but by the Dutch scientists in Leyden, who have used his system and reached the astounding figure of .0044�.

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The temperature which Professor Giauque was trying for was Absolute Zero or 459.4� below zero Fahrenheit.

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