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Carl von Linde

1842 - 1934

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Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde (11 June 1842 – 16 November 1934) was a German scientist, engineer, and businessman. He discovered the refrigeration cycle and invented the first industrial-scale air separation and gas liquefaction processes, which led to the first reliable and efficient compressed-ammonia refrigerator in 1876. Linde was the founder of the company now known as Linde plc but formerly known (variously) as the Linde division of Union Carbide, Linde, Linde Air Products, Praxair, and others. This company is the world's largest producer of industrial gases and ushered in the creation of the global supply chain for industrial gases. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl von Linde is the 297th most popular physicist (down from 281st in 2019), the 1,064th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,028th in 2019) and the 39th most popular German Physicist.

Carl von Linde was a German engineer and inventor who is most famous for inventing the vapor-compression refrigeration system in 1876.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Carl von Linde ranks 297 out of 851. Before him are Lawrence M. Krauss, John Clauser, Anne L'Huillier, Harry Daghlian, Abdul Qadeer Khan, and Zhores Alferov. After him are Samuel C. C. Ting, Klaus Hasselmann, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Walter Kohn, Friedrich Hund, and Henry Way Kendall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, Carl von Linde ranks 26. Before him are Georg Brandes, Sophus Lie, Okita Sōji, Ambrose Bierce, Édouard Lucas, and Jean Gaston Darboux. After him are Giovanni Giolitti, Johannes Zukertort, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Giovanni Boldini, Mykola Lysenko, and Charles W. Alcock. Among people deceased in 1934, Carl von Linde ranks 33. Before him are Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Siegbert Tarrasch, Jean Vigo, William Morris Davis, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, and Hans Hahn. After him are Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Pietro Gasparri, Vlado Chernozemski, Andrei Bely, Nicholas Marr, and Hayim Nahman Bialik.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Carl von Linde ranks 1,064 out of 7,253. Before him are John McEnroe (1959), Caroline of Brunswick (1768), Max Schreck (1879), Johan Zoffany (1733), Erich Heckel (1883), and Stefan Lochner (1410). After him are Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513), Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712), Alfred Brehm (1829), Hanns Eisler (1898), Maria Barbara Bach (1684), and Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Germany

Among physicists born in Germany, Carl von Linde ranks 39. Before him are Max Delbrück (1906), Karl Schwarzschild (1873), Theodor W. Hänsch (1941), Wolfgang Paul (1913), Klaus Fuchs (1911), and Jack Steinberger (1921). After him are Klaus Hasselmann (1931), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), Friedrich Hund (1896), Rainer Weiss (1932), Christoph Scheiner (1575), and Ludwig Prandtl (1875).

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