Frederick Gardner Cottrell

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American chemist (1877-1948)

United States ScientistsLived 1877 to 1948 · aged 71

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Frederick Gardner Cottrell was an American physical chemist, inventor and philanthropist.

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1992National Inventors Hall of Fame

1938American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal

1937Holley Medal

1920Willard Gibbs Award

1919Perkin Medal

Connected to Frederick 6

Ronald BreslowAlso won Perkin Medal

Peter J. StangAlso won American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal

Carl NordenAlso won Holley Medal

Donald Van SlykeAlso won Willard Gibbs Award

Max TishlerAlso won American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal Laura Lee KiesslingAlso won Willard Gibbs Award

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Frederick Gardner Cottrell was an American physical chemist, inventor and philanthropist. He is best known for his invention of the electrostatic precipitator, one of the first inventions designed to eliminate air pollution - and for establishing the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, a foundation that has funded scientific research since 1912.

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