First Hodgkins Medal Awarded

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Summary

The first Hodgkins gold medal is awarded to Professor James Dewar, of the Royal Institution of Britain, for his meritorious research on the liquefaction and solidification of atmospheric air.

Subject

  • Dewar, James
  • Hodgkins Fund and Medal

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1899, p. 11-12.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

April, 1899

Topic

  • Honor
  • Awards
  • Firsts

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