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George A. Hulett
George Augustus Hulett (July 15, 1867 – September 6, 1955) was an American physical chemist, notable as scientific liaison to the British government during World War I on the subject of Chemical weapons in World War I, poison gasses in warfare. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. Hulett was the son of Frank Hulett, a rancher (and son of a successful western fur trader), and Lois Holmes, a recently emigrated Englishwoman. His early years were spent on the family's horse and cattle ranch in then-rural Dupage County, Illinois, where he became known as expert in repairing farm machinery. When George was in high school, a teacher praised his mathematical ability, with the result that his parents shipped him off to live with an uncle in Cleveland to attend Cleveland High School and then Oberlin Preparatory School. He entered Oberlin College in 1888. In 1890 he transferred to Princeton, from where he graduated in 1892 with a B.A. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physical Chemist
Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena in chemical systems in terms of the principles, practices, and concepts of physics such as motion, energy, force, time, thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, statistical mechanics, analytical dynamics and chemical equilibria. Physical chemistry, in contrast to chemical physics, is predominantly (but not always) a supra-molecular science, as the majority of the principles on which it was founded relate to the bulk rather than the molecular or atomic structure alone (for example, chemical equilibrium and colloids). Some of the relationships that physical chemistry strives to understand include the effects of: # Intermolecular forces that act upon the physical properties of materials ( plasticity, tensile strength, surface tension in liquids). # Reaction kinetics on the rate of a reaction. # The identity of ions and the electrical conductivity of materials. # Surface science and electrochemistry of cell membr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
