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George Porter
said
Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers.
— Nobel Banquet Speech in Stockholm, December 10, 1967.
George Porter
British chemist (1920–2002)
- Fame55.3
- Momentum3.6
- United Kingdom rank#103
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- Fame55.3
- Momentum3.6
- United Kingdom rank#103
- Scientists rank#31
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Lived 1920–2002, aged 82United Kingdom
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Updated 2026-06-09
A chemist who won the Nobel Prize in 1967, turning whatever work earned him that into a permanent bookmark in the scientific record.
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George Porter was born on 6 December 1920 in Britain. He built a career in chemistry that culminated in the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967, placing him among the field's recognized peaks. Later he became Baron Porter of Luddenham, carrying both the title and the prize into his final decades. He died on 31 August 2002.
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