Thomas Andrews (scientist)

Thomas Andrews (December 19, 1813–November 26, 1885), was a Irish chemist and physicist who did important work on phase transitions between gases and liquids.

Work

Andrews first became known as a scientific investigator by his work on the heat developed in chemical actions, for which the Royal Society awarded him a Royal Medal in 1844. Another important investigation, undertaken in collaboration with Peter Guthrie Tait, was devoted to ozone.

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Royal Society - Royal Medal - 1844 - Peter Guthrie Tait - Ozone

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he work on which his reputation mainly rests, and which best displayed his skill and resourcefulness in experiment, was concerned with the liquefaction of gases. He carried out a very complete inquiry into the laws expressing the relations of pressure, temperature and volume in carbon dioxide, in particular establishing the concepts of critical temperature and critical pressure, and showing that the gas passes from the gaseous to the liquid state without any breach of continuity.

Related Topics:
Experiment - Liquefaction - Laws - Pressure - Temperature - Volume - Carbon dioxide - Critical temperature - Critical pressure

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