Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood was a British physical chemist and expert in chemical kinetics. His work in reaction mechanisms earned the 1956 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
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- Born in
- London
- Educated at
- University of OxfordBalliol CollegeWestminster City School
- Awards
- 🏆 Liversidge Award🏆 Longstaff Prize🏆 Dalton Medal🏆 Royal Society Bakerian Medal🏆 Copley Medal
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Harold Hartley
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Sydney Brenner📖 Simon Baumberg📖 Carl A. Winkler
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1897
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