William Francis Giauque

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Francis_Giauque
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Willard_Gibbs_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1895-05-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Niagara_Falls,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:deathDate 1982-03-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Berkeley,_California,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Gilbert_N._Lewis
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:fieldOfWork physical chemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Francis Giauque
gptkbp:knownFor chemical thermodynamics
entropy of substances at absolute zero
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality British-American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation for his contributions in the field of chemical thermodynamics, particularly concerning the behavior of substances at extremely low temperatures
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1949
gptkbp:occupation chemist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Muriel_Frances_Ashley
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:G._N._Lewis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6