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Richard Barry Bernstein

American physical chemist (1923-1990) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 66

Richard Barry Bernstein was an American physical chemist. He is primarily known for his research in chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics by molecular beam scattering and laser techniques. He is credited with having founded femtochemistry, which laid the groundwork for developments in femtobiology.

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1990Died8 July 19901989National Medal of ScienceAwardWillard Gibbs AwardAward1988Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical PhysicsAwardWelch Award in ChemistryAward1985NAS Award in Chemical SciencesAward1981Peter Debye Award in Physical ChemistryAward1923Born31 October 1923

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Awards

National Medal of Science1989

Willard Gibbs Award1989

Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics1988

Welch Award in Chemistry1988

NAS Award in Chemical Sciences1985

Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry1981

Fellow of the American Physical Society

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1970. Among his awards were the National Medal of Science and the Willard Gibbs Award, both in 1989.

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