Dutch physicist, Nobel prize winner (1853-1926). Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was born on 21 September 1853 in what is now the Netherlands. Heike Kamerlingh Onnes is remembered as a physicist, inventor and university teacher, a citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Notable works include “superconductivity”. Positions held included rector magnificus of Leiden University.
Before and after
- 5 July 1853Birth of Cecil John Rhodes
- 8 July 1853Commodore Perry's black ships arrive in Japan
- 18 July 1853Birth of Hendrik Lorentz
- 2 September 1853Birth of Wilhelm Ostwald
- 21 September 1853Birth of Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
- from October 1853 to February 1856Crimean War
- 1854Founding of Dadiani Palaces Historical and Architectural Museum
- from 17 February 1854 to 31 May 1902Orange Free State
- 15 March 1854Birth of Emil von Behring
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