In 1968, Lars Onsager won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 27 November 1903.
Died: 5 October 1976.
Nationality: American.
Education: Yale University, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Known as: Quantum vortex, Negative temperature, Onsager–Machlup function, Onsager reaction field, Onsager hard rod model, Onsager regression hypothesis, Debye–Hückel–Onsager equation, Onsager reciprocal relations, Square lattice Ising model, Revealing the physics behind the De Haas–van Alphen effect and the Wien effect.
Awards: Lorentz Medal (1958), Willard Gibbs Award (1962), Peter Debye Award (1965), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1968), National Medal of Science (1968), ForMemRS (1975)
Fields: Physical chemist.
