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Sir James Dewar
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British chemist and physicist James Dewar
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Michael Faraday (L) English physicist and chemist (electromagnetism) and John Frederic Daniell (R) British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell.
Faces of Science
ball bearing. Disassembled ball bearing. rotational friction Automobile Industry, Engineering, Industry, Machine Part, Metal Industry, Sphere, Steel, Wheel
Inventors and Inventions
Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.
Physics and Natural Law
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A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England
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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
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The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.
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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
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Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
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Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
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Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
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Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
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Sir James Dewar: References & Edit History

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Links added. Jun 17, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 23, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 27, 2024
Anniversary information added. Sep 16, 2023
Invalidated site: University of Houston - Engines of Our Ingenuity - James Dewar. Apr 04, 2022
Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - James Dewar. Apr 03, 2022
Add new Web site: University of Houston - Engines of Our Ingenuity - James Dewar. Jan 20, 2021
Add new Web site: The Royal Institution - James Dewar's vacuum flask. Apr 08, 2019
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of U Thant. Jan 24, 2013
Added image of Dewar. Dec 04, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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