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He retired in 1972, leaving an enduring legacy in the field of theoretical physics.

Groundbreaking Contributions

Throughout his extensive career, Casimir's research spanned various disciplines, including pure mathematics, group theory, nuclear physics, low-temperature physics, and thermodynamics. Before him are Leonard Susskind, Anatole Abragam, Rudolf Peierls, Erich Hückel, Marie Alfred Cornu, and Johanna Budwig.

These contributions include: pure mathematics, Lie groups (1931); hyperfine structure, calculation of nuclear quadrupole moments, (1935); low temperature physics, magnetism, thermodynamics of superconductors, paramagnetic relaxation (1935 - 1942); applications of Onsager's theory of irreversible phenomena (1942 - 1950). His contributions to the advancement of physics have left an enduring mark on the field, inspiring generations of scientists to push the boundaries of human knowledge.

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After him are Kinuyo Tanaka, Ben Webster, Sylvère Maes, Guy de Rothschild, Jerzy Andrzejewski, and Mahmoud Mohammed Taha.

During that time he also spent some time in Copenhagen with Niels Bohr. Before him are Gerhard Gentzen, Morris Swadesh, André Cayatte, Dean Rusk, Milena Pavlović-Barili, and Marie-Thérèse Walter. In 1938, he became a physics professor at Leiden University. After him are Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (1821), Louis Couperus (1863), Lou Ottens (1926), Jan van Huysum (1682), Roche Braziliano (1630), and Theo de Jong (1947).

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Among physicists born in Netherlands, Hendrik Casimir ranks 16.

He was a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Engineering.

  • Casimir, H. B. G. (1940). Magnetism and Very Low Temperatures. Hendrik Casimir is also known for his research on the two-fluid model of superconductors (together with C. J. Gorter) in 1934. His Ph.D. Among people deceased in 2000, Hendrik Casimir ranks 110.

    Casimir made many contributions to science during his years in research from 1931 to 1950. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 

  • H. After him are Domingos da Guia, Bernhard Wicki, Aristidis Konstantinidis, Claude Autant-Lara, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Walter Krupinski.

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    Among people born in Netherlands, Hendrik Casimir ranks 419 out of 1,646.

    ISBN 0-06-015028-9

  • H. Hendrik Casimir is the 460th most popular physicist (down from 435th in 2024), the 419th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 379th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Dutch Physicist.

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    Among PHYSICISTS

    Among physicists, Hendrik Casimir ranks 460 out of 851.

    After him are Clarence Zener, Jürgen Ehlers, Carlo Matteucci, Walter Heitler, Berta Karlik, and Rashid Sunyaev.

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    Among people born in 1909, Hendrik Casimir ranks 133.

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    He helped found the European Physical Society and became its president from 1972 till 1975.