Willem Hendrik Keesom

Willem Hendrik Keesom was a Dutch physicist who, in 1926, invented a method to freeze liquid helium. He also developed the first mathematical description of dipole–dipole interactions in 1921.

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Who was born first?

• Willem Hendrik Keesom and John James Rickard Macleod were born the same year
• Willem Hendrik Keesom and Walter Sydney Adams were born the same year
• Willem Hendrik Keesom and William Sealy Gosset were born the same year
• Willem Hendrik Keesom and Harriet Brooks were born the same year
• Willem Hendrik Keesom and Erhard Schmidt were born the same year

Timeline

1. Erhard SchmidtJanuary 13, 1876 – December 6, 1959
2. Harriet BrooksJuly 2, 1876 – April 17, 1933
3. John James Rickard MacleodSeptember 6, 1876 – March 16, 1935
4. Walter Sydney AdamsDecember 20, 1876 – May 11, 1956
5. Willem Hendrik Keesom (this page)June 21, 1876 – March 1956
6. William Sealy GossetJune 13, 1876 – October 16, 1937

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716