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George Porter

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Name: George Porter
Birth Date: 1920
Death Date: August 31, 2002
Place of Death: Canterbury, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: chemist

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Biography of George Porter
950 words, approx. 3 pages
Sir George Porter shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1967 with his former teacher, Ronald G. W. Norrish, and Manfred Eigen for their contributions to the study of rapid chemical reactions. Porter's efforts included research on flash photolysis ,...
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Biography of George Porter
933 words, approx. 3 pages
Sir George Porter shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1967 with his former teacher, Ronald G. W. Norrish, and Manfred Eigen for their contributions to the study of rapid chemical reactions. Porter's efforts included research on flash photolysis,...
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Biography of George Porter
494 words, approx. 2 pages
George Porter was born in 1920, to John Smith Porter and Alice Ann (Roebuck) Porter in Stainforth, West Yorkshire. He served as a radar specialist during World War II and at the end of the war Porter entered Cambridge University to do graduate work....


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Porter, Sir George, Baron Porter of Luddenham
207 words, approx. 1 pages
(born December 6, 1920, Stainforth, Yorkshire, England—died August 31, 2002, Canterbury) English chemist, corecipient with fellow Englishman Ronald George Wreyford Norrish and Manfred Eigen of West Germany of the 1967 Nobel Prize for Chemistry....
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George Porter Information
648 words, approx. 2 pages
George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, OM, FRS (December 6, 1920 – August 31, 2002) was a British chemist. Porter was born in Stainforth, near Thorne, Yorkshire. He won a scholarship to the University of Leeds and gained his first degree in...


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New Orleans Magazine
George Porter Jr.
03/01/2004: 877 words, approx. 3 pages
In groove with the classics THIRTY YEARS AGO, A LOCAL BAND called the Meters soared into the stratosphere of rock 'n' roll, and by the summer of 1970 found themselves touring Europe as the opening act for the Rolling Stones' concerts. In Barcelona...
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
George Porter
09/05/2002: 174 words, approx. 1 pages
George Porter, 81 Nobel chemist Thursday, September 5, 2002 London -- George Porter, who shared the 1967 Nobel Prize for chemistry for his work on light-driven chemical reactions, died Saturday at age 81. Porter, who shared the chemistry prize with his...
 


 

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