Carl von Linde

German engineer (1842-1934) · Germany · Scientists · Died at 92

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Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde 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.

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1934Died16 November 19341922Wilhelm Exner MedalAward1916Werner von Siemens RingAward1914Elliott Cresson MedalAward1907Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward1897Grashof Commemorative MedalAwardMerit Order of the Bavarian CrownAward1842Born11 June 1842

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Von Linde in 1925

Awards

Wilhelm Exner Medal1922

Werner von Siemens Ring1916

Elliott Cresson Medal1914

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1907

Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown1897

Grashof Commemorative Medal1897

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

Honorary Doctor of the Vienna Technical University

Honorary Doctor of the Dresden University of Technology

Honorary Doctor of the University of Göttingen

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