Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir (July 15, 1909 in The Hague, Netherlands - May 4, 2000 in Heeze) was a Dutch physicist best known for his research on the two-fluid model of superconductors (together with C. J. Gorter) in 1934 and the Casimir effect (together with D. Polder) in 1946. Wikipedia
The attractive force between two surfaces in a vacuum - first predicted by Hendrik Casimir over 50 years ago - could affect everything from micromachines to unified theories of nature. physicsweb.org/articles/world/15/9/6
The Casimir effect is one of those rare exceptions where a quantum effect can have significant consequences beyond the atomic level. www.casimir.rl.ac.uk/
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