Dirk Polder
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Dirk Polder
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| Born |
August 23, 1919 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | March 18, 2001 (aged 81) Iran |
| Residence | Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions |
Philips Research Laboratories Delft University of Technology |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Doctoral advisor | J. A. A. Ketelaar, W. J. de Haas, H. B. G. Casimir |
| Known for | Casimir-Polder effect |
Dirk Polder (August 23, 1919 – March 18, 2001) was a Dutch physicist who, together with Hendrik Casimir, first predicted the existence of what today is known as the Casimir-Polder force, sometimes also referred to as the Casimir effect or Casimir force. He also worked on the similar topic of radiative heat transfer at nanoscale.
In 1978 Polder became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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