Biography · British chemist

Ronald George Wreyford Norrish

1897 · 1978

Years lived
80
Photos
22
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Born

November 9, 1897

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Died

June 7, 1978

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Known for

British chemist

Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897–1978) was United Kingdom best known for British chemist.

Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (November 9, 1897 – June 7, 1978) was a British chemist from Cambridge, United Kingdom. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967 for his studies of extremely fast chemical reactions. His work significantly advanced the field of chemical kinetics.

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