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Morris William Travers, FRS (24 January 1872 – 25 August 1961) was an English chemist who worked with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon and krypton. [1] His work on several of the rare gases earned him the name Rare Gas Travers in scientific circles. [ 2 ]
At the time of the inception of IISc in 1909, Morris Travers, Sir William Ramsay's co-worker in the discovery of the noble gases, became its first director. For Travers, this was a natural continuation of his work on the institute, since he had played a role in its founding. The first Indian director was the Nobel Laureate Sir C.V. Raman. [19]
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At the time of the inception of IISc in 1909, Morris Travers, Sir William Ramsay's co-worker in the discovery of the noble gases, became its first Director. The first Indian Director was the Nobel Laureate Sir C V Raman. [3]
William Ramsay and Morris Travers discover the noble gases krypton (May 30), neon (June 7) and xenon (July 12) at University College London. [4] [5] July 28 – Marie and Pierre Curie announce (at the French Academy of Sciences) discovery of a substance they call Polonium. December 26 – Marie and Pierre Curie announce discovery of a substance ...
Morris Travers Lectures (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) (2011) J. C. Bose Memorial Lectures (Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata) (2011) Royal Society of Chemistry Faraday Lectureship Prize (2012) delivered the W. A. Noyes Distinguished Lecture in Physical Chemistry (University of Texas, Austin) (2013)
Sir William Ramsay KCB FRS FRSE (/ ˈ r æ m z i /; 2 October 1852 – 23 July 1916) was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air" along with his collaborator, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics that same ...
He was a National Lecturer of the University Grants Commission of India in 1980 and the award orations he has delivered include Mitra Memorial Lecture of Delhi University (1988), [20] K. Rangadhama Rao Memorial Lecture of Indian National Science Academy (1989), [21] J. C. Ghosh Memorial Lecture of Indian Chemical Society (1997), Morris Travers ...