French chemist known for Grignard reagents and the C–C bond-forming Grignard reaction
Author Archive for: Catharina Goedecke (184)
50th Anniversary: Death of Robert Corey
American biochemist known for his role in discovery of the α-helix and the β-sheet
Young Chemists Met in Interactive Online Space
One of the largest conferences for young scientists in Europe went virtual
200th Birthday: Johann Josef Loschmidt
Bohemian-Austrian scientist who performed ground-breaking work in physical and general chemistry
100th Anniversary: Death of William Odling
English chemist who contributed to the development of the periodic table and the concept of valence
50th Anniversary: Death of Charles D. Coryell
American chemist co-discovered promethium
100th Birthday: George Porter
Chemistry Nobel Laureate co-developed flash photolysis
50th Anniversary: Death of Margaret D. Foster
First female chemist to work for the U.S. Geological Survey; also recruited to work on the Manhattan Project
150th Birthday: Sir William Jackson Pope
British chemist and crystallographer known for his work on optically active N, S, Se, or Sn compounds
100th Birthday: Peter D. Mitchell
Chemistry Nobel Laureate discovered the primary mechanism of ATP synthesis