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Raoul Pictet

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Raoul-Pierre Pictet
Raoul-Pierre Pictet
Born
Raoul-Pierre Pictet

(1846-04-04)4 April 1846
Died27 June 1929(1929-06-27) (aged 83)
NationalitySwiss
Known forLiquid nitrogen
AwardsDavy Medal (1878)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Geneva
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Raoul-Pierre Pictet (4 April 1846 – 27 July 1929) was a Swiss physicist. He was the first person to liquefy nitrogen.[1]

References

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  1. Die Fortschritte Der Physik (in German). 1896.