Cyril Norman Hinshelwood

English physical chemist (1897-1967)

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Lived 1897–1967, aged 70United Kingdom

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1897–1967
Aged 70

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Updated 2026-05-29

Cyril Hinshelwood mapped how chemical reactions actually happen, landing the 1956 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on reaction mechanisms. The British physical chemist turned molecular choreography into hard science.

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Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood was a British physical chemist and expert in chemical kinetics. His work in reaction mechanisms earned the 1956 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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