Kenneth Pitzer
American chemist (1914-1997) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 83
Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer was an American physical and theoretical chemist, educator, and university president.
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He was described as "one of the most influential physical chemists of his era" whose work "spanned almost all of the important fields of physical chemistry: thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, molecular structure, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, chemical bonding, relativistic chemical effects, properties of concentrated aqueous salt solutions, kinetics, and conformational analysis."
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JoAnne StubbeBoth received Welch Award in Chemistry