# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hendrik-casimir
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:55:03.690Z

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name: "Hendrik Casimir"
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description: "Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir was a Dutch physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. He is best known for his work on the Casimir effect, which describes the attractive force between two uncharged plates in a vacuum due to quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field."
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birthDate: "1909-07-15"
deathDate: "2000-05-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump