Born
January 31, 1868
Germantown, United States
Died
April 2, 1928
Cambridge, United States
Known for
United States chemist
Theodore William Richards (1868–1928) was United States best known for United States chemist.
Theodore William Richards (January 31, 1868 – April 2, 1928) was an American chemist. He was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking, exact determinations of atomic weights. His work also provided crucial evidence for the existence of isotopes.
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Theodore William Richards died on April 2, 1928 in Cambridge, United States, at the age of 60.
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Theodore William Richards was born in Germantown, United States on January 31, 1868.
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Theodore William Richards is best known for United States chemist.
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Theodore William Richards was 60 years old at the time of death.
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Theodore William Richards was from United States.
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