Lars Onsager
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Who was Lars Onsager?
American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903-1976)
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Lars Onsager (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Chemistry | 1968 | for the discovery of the reciprocal relations bearing his name, which are fundamental for the thermodynamics of irreversible processes |
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Nobel Prizes in 1968
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