Don Misener
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Don Misener was a physicist
. Along with Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa and John F. Allen, Misener discovered the superfluid
phase of matter
in 1937.
Misener was a graduate student at the University of Toronto in 1935. He joined J.F. Allen at Cambridge in about 1937. Misener later returned to Canada to work at the University of Western Ontario.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
. Along with Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa and John F. Allen, Misener discovered the superfluid
Superfluid
Superfluidity is a state of matter in which the matter behaves like a fluid without viscosity and with extremely high thermal conductivity. The substance, which appears to be a normal liquid, will flow without friction past any surface, which allows it to continue to circulate over obstructions and...
phase of matter
Phase (matter)
In the physical sciences, a phase is a region of space , throughout which all physical properties of a material are essentially uniform. Examples of physical properties include density, index of refraction, and chemical composition...
in 1937.
Misener was a graduate student at the University of Toronto in 1935. He joined J.F. Allen at Cambridge in about 1937. Misener later returned to Canada to work at the University of Western Ontario.
Journal references
- E. F. Burton, J. O. Wilhelm, and A. D. Misener, Trans. Roy. Soc. Can. 28, 111, 65 (1934)
- J. F. Allen and A. D. Misener, Nature 141, 75 (1937)
- The Specific Heat of Superconducting Mercury, Indium and Thallium, A. D. Misener, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 174, No. 957 pp. 262–272 (1940)