Internet Encyclopedia of Science
PHYSICISTS
A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

                   • HOME
• ABOUT
• CATEGORIES
• USE OF TEXT AND IMAGES
• NEWSLETTER

  



Guillaume, Charles Édouard (1861–1938)


Charles Guillaume
Swiss-born French physicist best known for discovering invar, an iron-nickel alloy which expands and contracts only very slightly with temperature change. For his work on ferronickels he was awarded the 1920 Nobel Prize in Physics.


Related category

   • PHYSICISTS


Also on this site:

Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living
Encyclopedia of History


BACK TO TOP