Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
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Ronald George Wreyford Norrish FRS[1] (9 November 1897 – 7 June 1978) was a British chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967.[2][3][4]
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Ronald George Wreyford Norrish | |
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Born | (1897-11-09)9 November 1897 Cambridge, England |
Died | 7 June 1978(1978-06-07) (aged 80) Cambridge, England |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
Known for | Flash photolysis Norrish reaction Trommsdorff–Norrish effect |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Thesis | Radiation and chemical reactivity (1924) |
Doctoral advisor | Eric Rideal[1] |
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