Kamerlingh Onnes

[ kah-muhr-ling aw-nuhs ]

noun

1. Hei·ke [hahy, -k, uh], 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1913.

Kamerlingh-Onnes

/ ˈkɑmərlɪŋˈonəs /

noun

1. Kamerlingh-OnnesHeike18531926MDutchSCIENCE: physicist Heike (ˈhaɪkə). 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: a pioneer of the physics of low-temperature materials and discoverer (1911) of superconductivity. Nobel prize for physics 1913

Example Sentences

Superconductivity was discovered by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, a Dutch physicist, and his team in 1911.

From New York Times

Superconductivity was discovered accidentally in 1911 by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, a Dutch physicist, who received the Nobel Prize in 1913 for cooling a series of gases down to the point that they become liquids.

From New York Times

Discovered in 1911 by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, the original superconductors were chunks of elemental metals, such as mercury and niobium, cooled to a few degrees above absolute zero.

From Science Magazine

Discovered in 1911 by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, the original superconductors were chunks of elemental metals, such as mercury and niobium, cooled to a few degrees above absolute zero.

From Science Magazine

Discovered in 1911 by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, the original superconductors were chunks of elemental metals, such as mercury and niobium, cooled to a few degrees above absolute zero.

From Science Magazine