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Frederick Sanger is one out of three laureates to be awarded the Nobel Prize twice in the same subject, in 1958 and 1980. John Bardeen, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 and 1972, and Karl Barry Sharpless, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2001 and 2022, are the others. Two others have won Nobel Prizes twice, one in ...
A. Richard Abegg (1869–1910), German chemist. Frederick Abel (1827–1902), English chemist. Friedrich Accum (1769–1838), German chemist, advances in the field of gas lighting. Homer Burton Adkins (1892–1949), American chemist, known for work in hydrogenation of organic compounds. Peter Agre (born 1949), American chemist and doctor, 2003 ...
Richard Phillips Feynman (/ ˈ f aɪ n m ə n /; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist.He is known for the work he did in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, and in particle physics, for which he proposed the parton model.
Michael Faraday FRS (/ ˈfærədeɪ, - di /; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Although Faraday received little formal education, as ...
Richard R. Schrock. Richard Schrock during the Opening Ceremony of 44th International Chemistry Olympiad (2012) Born. Richard Royce Schrock. (1945-01-04) January 4, 1945 (age 79) Berne, Indiana, United States. Nationality. American. Alma mater.
Friedrich Wöhler. Friedrich Wöhler (German: [ˈvøːlɐ]) FRS (For) Hon FRSE (31 July 1800 – 23 September 1882) was a German chemist known for his work in both organic and inorganic chemistry, being the first to isolate the chemical elements beryllium and yttrium in pure metallic form. He was the first to prepare several inorganic compounds ...
Scientific career. Fields. Chemistry. Institutions. University of Chicago, Purdue University. Doctoral advisor. Hermann Irving Schlesinger. Herbert Charles Brown (May 22, 1912 – December 19, 2004) was an American chemist and recipient of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with organoboranes.
Physical chemistry: Mikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765) The first to read lectures in physical chemistry and coin the term (1752). Jacobus van 't Hoff (1852–1911) Jacobus van 't Hoff is considered one of the founders of the discipline of physical chemistry. His work helped found the discipline as it is today. [67] [68] [69] Svante Arrhenius (1859 ...