Definition of Kamerlingh Onnes, Heike in English:
Kamerlingh Onnes, Heike
proper nounˌkaməlɪŋ ˈɒnɪsˈkämərliNG ˈônəs
(1853–1926), Dutch physicist. During his studies of cryogenic phenomena he achieved a temperature of less than one degree above absolute zero and succeeded in liquefying helium. Onnes discovered the phenomenon of superconductivity in 1911, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1913.
Definition of Kamerlingh Onnes, Heike in US English:
Kamerlingh Onnes, Heike
proper nounˈkämərliNG ˈônəs
(1853–1926), Dutch physicist. During his studies of cryogenic phenomena, he succeeded in liquefying helium. He also discovered the phenomenon of superconductivity in 1911. Nobel Prize for Physics (1913).