Lars Onsager Scientist

Lars Onsager (November 27, 1903 – October 5, 1976) was a Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 27, 1903
Birth place
Norway , Oslo
Nationality
Norway
United States
Date of deathOctober 05, 1976
Place of death
Florida , Coral Gables Florida , United States
Residence
United States
Education
Norwegian Institute of Technology
Known for
Ising model
Onsager reciprocal relations
De Haas–van Alphen effect

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