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The Nobel prize in 1913

Superconductivity

One hundred years ago, the Nobel prize for physics was awarded to the Dutchman Heike Kamerlingh Onnes for his investigation into the properties of matter at low temperature. His research led to, among other things, the production of liquid helium and the discovery of superconductivity

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (left) with the inspiration for his research, Johannes van der Waals SPL

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In his research into the properties of matter at low temperature, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes exploited the gas laws to produce very low temperatures and discovered superconductivity.

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