Gilbert Newton Lewis was a prominent American physical chemist. He was born on October 23, 1875, in Weymouth, Massachusetts. His father was Frank Wesley Lewis and his mother was Mary Burr White Lewis. In 1884 his family moved from Weymouth to Lincoln, Nebraska. There he spent most of his childhood and was homeschooled by his parents through the English tutoring system until the age of 14, which was when he began attending the University of Nebraska in Lincoln (LeMaster & McGann, n.d.). During his time at the university, he was frequently unsatisfied with the level of education he was being taught. Lewis had shown extreme intelligence ever since his youthful years, and so the subjects he was instructed about were already mastered in Lewis’s knowledge. After two years of …show more content…
He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1896 (Jensen, n.d.). Lewis then took up a job teaching at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. After one year, he returned to Harvard to receive his master’s degree in 1898 and, a year later, he earned his PhD in 1899 by writing an exceptional essay regarding electrochemistry and chemical equilibrium. It was during the process of earning his PhD that Lewis first became interested in thermodynamics under his instructor, Theodore WIlliam Richards. After receiving both degrees, he stayed at Harvard and taught as a professor for a year. In 1901, Lewis took the opportunity to travel to Germany and worked in Ostwald’s and Nernst’s labs for a year. Both were notable German chemists who received the Nobel Prize for their research in chemical equilibrium and thermodynamics, respectively (LeMaster & McGann, n.d.). Following his collaboration with the two chemists, Lewis returned to Harvard and instructed for another three years. In 1905, Lewis became the superintendent of weights and measures in Manila, Philippines, for one
C.S. Lewis played a big role in the twentieth century and was one of the most influential writers of his time. He tutored at Oxford University in English literature. His name stands for Clive Staples Lewis. Lewis was born in 1898, in Ireland. He has wrote more than thirty books which allows him to get new readers everyday because he has written so many. C.S. Lewis popular accomplishments are The Chronicles of Narnia, Mere-Christianity, The Great Divorce, Out of the Silent Planet, and The Screwtape Letters. His Narnia collection has sold over 100 million copies and has been transformed into three motion pictures. One of my favorite movies is the Chronicles of Narnia. The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of fantasy novels made for children. C.S.
Since Linus worked many Jobs, he had enough money to attend college. Linus Attended the Oregon Agricultural College. This is where Linus became more fascinated about chemistry. Linus also loved learning about Mathematics and Physics. When Linus was not studying , he was teaching Chemistry to people at the facility. Here he meets his future wife, Ava Miller. The two would also have 4 children. In 1922, Linus attended in the school, “California Institute of Technology.” Linus used X- Ray diffraction to understand how Atoms formed to make Molecules. This new found made him be awarded with a Doctorate in Chemistry/Math. In 1926, Linus went to Europe for 18 months. When Linus returned, he brought knowledge about chemistry that is still in todays
Harry T. Williams was born on May 19, 1909. When in college, he was encouraged by a professor to study history. This professor's main interest was the Civil War era and had a great effect on Williams. He attended Platteville State Teachers College (later Wisconsin State University at Platteville) where he received a B.Ed in 1931. Williams continued education into graduate school was mainly due to the lack of work during the Great Depression. He went on to earn a Ph.M. in 1932, and Ph.D. in 1937, from the University of Wisconsin (Dawson 431).
in 1973, Julian was the first black chemist chosen to the National Academy of the Sciences. In 1990 he was chosen to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and in 1999 his making of physostigmine was notice by the American Chemical Society as “one of the top 25 achievements in the history of American chemistry.”
Later, in 1909, he worked in research at Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory in Massachusetts. Just furthered his education by obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago, where he studied experimental embryology and graduated magna cum laude.
He worked there for 10 years. In 1955, he became manager of the Mathematics and Physics Departments, he later became manager of Research and Development. During this time, Wilkins was awarded a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from New York University in 1957, three years later he was awarded a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering. In the 60s he worked at the General Atomic Company in San Diego, in the 70s he was appointed to Howard University as a Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematical Physics. He established the first Ph.D. program at the University and it became the first University to have a program as such. From 1977 to 1984, Wilkins worked at EG&G Idaho becoming Vice President and Deputy General Manager for Science and Engineering. Then in 1984 he officially retired as a fellow at the Argonne National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy in Argonne, Illinois. He remained a consultant at the Argonne National Laboratory after he retired in 1985. In 1990, he became Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics in Mathematical Physics at Clark Atlanta University. Wilkins published more than 100 papers on a variety of subjects throughout his years the subjects were: Differential Geometry, Linear Differential equations, Integrals, Nuclear Engineering, Gamma Radiation Shielding and Optics, garnering numerous professional and scientific awards along the way. In 1994,
“After having made a few preparatory experiments, he concluded with a panegyric upon modern chemistry, the terms of which I shall never forget: ‘The ancient teachers of this science,’ said he, ‘promised impossibilities and performed nothing. The modern masters promise very little; they know that metals cannot be transmuted and that the elixir of life is a chimera but these philosophers, whose hands seem
John S. Lewis had many jobs when he was older , these are few of his jobs ; He was a professor Emeritus for science , At the University of Arizona he was co – director of space engineering research, and visiting professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing. While the hybrid rocket motors were being made john Lewis was board director of American Rocket Company as an acronym (AmRoc). He has given over 90 lectures, 100 authored scientific publications, and over 10 books were written by him.
The romantic era was a time in history that had altered how people viewed art, literature, and music, having its own significant style. Many people were known throughout the world for their contributions to the romantic era. Robert Scott Duncanson and Mary Edmonia Lewis were two important artists of the romantic era. The first American artist who will be spoken about is, Robert Scott Duncanson. Duncanson was a self-taught African American painter that was known mainly for his landscape paintings, but also for his portraits and murals. The following artist who will be spoken about Mary Edmonia Lewis. Lewis was known as the first “colored sculptor” in her time. In this paper, it will be discussed how these two artists overcame many obstacles
He had a vision for this field of subject and believed that only through matter we could understand the universe and its components. He looked at the chemical processes from a very unique perspective. He fantasized about things when it came to chemistry. For example is this chapter of his book he analogized the mines with magic. Levi compared the artificial crater in the mine with schematic representation of hell in the synoptic tables of Dante’s Divine Comedy. In the chapter Nickel Levi wrote about all the gossips and the stories he heard at his work place but the thing that was of the most interest to him was his work; the quantitative analysis of the rocks, running tests in the labs and discussions with the lieutenant about the methods of extraction of Nickel. This unique and creative way of thinking made Levi a successful chemist and even a more successful author. His attachment to Chemistry could be seen, as he writes "The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by exile or emigration in the case of one's country, by retirement in the case of a trade or profession. I left the trade of chemist several years ago, but only now do I feel I have the necessary detachment to see it in its entirety and understand how much it pervades me and how much I owe
He graduated from Williams College. He majored in physics, and he soon got recruited to work on the first atomic bomb. He was not happy when he saw the effects it had on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He used the money he made to fund a library in New York City. It was really successful, and it is still there today.
Ray LaMontagne has said that:"You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it." C.S.Lewis fits both of the situations mentioned above. He used to fall downward like a fool because the decision he make about faith but later he made the intelligent choice and turned the darkness of his life inside out and embraced the light of the world. Unlike the fools, people full of intelligence in both physical and spiritual ways will turn the darkness back and embrace the light of the world honorably. C.S. Lewis, a fabulous Christian author, apologist and evangelist, was admirable not only because of his knowledge but also because of his willingness to share Christianity and his undoubted impact on Christian faith.
Chemistry is the science that goes back into the ancient ages. The early stages of chemistry include the brewing of the wine, glass making, and cheese making. Early european chemists, who were called alchemist, were obsessed with researching. Transportation underwent significant transformation during the industrial revolution in the early 1800s. American Robert Fulton built the first commercially successful steamboat and by the mid 19th century, steamships were carrying goods across the Atlantic.
Lewis went to Philadelphia for short courses in medicine, celestial observation, botany, mapmaking, and fossils all to prepare for the expedition. He them
Gilbert Lewis felt that he deserved to be in the Manhattan project and win the Nobel Prize. In protest for not winning the Nobel Prize he resigned from many prestigious positions. After all, he had been nominated 35 times, but he never won the Nobel Prize. This was due to personal reasons, but also because he didn’t go deeply in one field, instead he did a bit everywhere. He didn’t make any ground-breaking discovery. Lewis was also not selected for the Manhattan Project and wasn’t recognized as many of his colleagues at Berkeley were. He didn’t have the cooperation that was vital for a team that was going to be developed an atomic bomb. Also, his field of study didn’t align with the goal of the Manhattan Project. Lewis was busy studying the