John D. Roberts
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John Dombrowski Roberts (June 8, 1918 – October 29, 2016) was an American chemist. He made contributions to the integration of physical chemistry, spectroscopy, and organic chemistry for the understanding of chemical reaction rates. Another characteristic of Roberts' work was the early use of NMR, focusing on the concept of spin coupling.[1]
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Born | John Dombrowski Roberts (1918-06-08)June 8, 1918 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | October 29, 2016(2016-10-29) (aged 98) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | UCLA |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Penn State UCLA Harvard MIT Caltech |
Thesis | Studies of the nature of the butenyl Grignard reagent (1945) |
Doctoral advisors | William Gould Young |
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Other notable students | Post-docs:
Undergrad: MS student: |
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