George Porter
British chemist (1920-2002) · United Kingdom · Scientists · Died at 81
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20. Tagung 1970 Chemiker; Auf dem Schiff- Richard L. M. Synge, Lord George Porter of Luddenham - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 092486a
20. Tagung 1970 Chemiker; Auf dem Schiff- Richard L. M. Synge, Lord George Porter of Luddenham - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 092486b
20. Tagung 1970 Chemiker; Auf dem Schiff- Richard L. M. Synge, Lord George Porter of Luddenham - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 092486c
20. Tagung 1970 Chemiker; Maikäferrede- W. Fucks, Lord George Porter of Luddenham im Gespräch - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 092474b
20. Tagung 1970 Chemiker; Sitzreihen während Vortrag- 1. Reihe- Richard L. M. Synge, Frau Synge; 2. Reihe- Harold C. Urey, Robert S. Mulliken, Lord Ge - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 092477a
20230914 Commemoration plaque to the 150th Anniversary of the Laying of the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol%2C_Ernst_O._Fischer%2C_Gerhard_Herzberg%2C_Lord_George_Porter_of_Luddenham%2C_-_LABW_-_Staatsarchiv_Freiburg_W_134_Nr._108862b.jpeg?width=1200)
27. Tagung 1977 Chemiker; Sitzreihen im Theater- Adolf Butenandt (angeschnitten), Ernst O. Fischer, Gerhard Herzberg, Lord George Porter of Luddenham, - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 108862bIn their own words 1
, Science is, on the whole, an informal activity, a life of shirt sleeves and coffee served in beakers.
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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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