Karol Olszewski
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Karol Stanisław Olszewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkarɔl ɔlˈʂɛfskʲi]; 29 January 1846 – 24 March 1915) was a Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist. Together with Zygmunt Wróblewski, he was the first scientist in the world to liquify oxygen and nitrogen in 1883.
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Born | Karol Stanisław Olszewski (1846-01-29)29 January 1846 |
Died | 24 March 1915(1915-03-24) (aged 69) |
Nationality | Polish |
Education | Jagiellonian University in Kraków Heidelberg University PhD |
Occupation | Scientist |
Known for | First to liquefy oxygen and nitrogen. First Polish X-ray Photographs |
Title | Professor |
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