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Little cup of helium, big science

2008/03/01 by Dirk van Delft · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #International Science and Diplomacy

paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.2897948

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Abstract

One hundred years ago, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes first liquefied helium in a cryogenic laboratory whose excellence and scale were unparalleled. Creating, staffing, and running the Leiden laboratory required more than just scientific skill.

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