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Leon Lapidus (September 26, 1924 – May 5, 1977) was an American
chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field. Chemists study the composition of ...
and chemical engineer, the chairman of the department of chemical engineering at
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,New York Times:Leon Lapidus, 52, Professor Of Engineering at Princeton;May 7, 1977
/ref>National Academy of Engineering:Memorial Tributes, Volume 1 (1979);by Neal R. Amundson
/ref> a member of the
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, an author of over 100 technical publications. Lapidus was noted for his work in the application of computer techniques to chemical engineering for which he was honored with William H. Walker Award of the
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. His distinctions included the William N. Lacey Lectureship,California Institute of Technology;William N. Lacey Lectureship
/ref> a membership in the
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and in the
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, Professional Progress Award in Chemical Engineering of the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lapidus, Leon 1924 births 1977 deaths 20th-century American chemists American chemical engineers University of Minnesota alumni Princeton University faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering 20th-century American engineers Syracuse University alumni