Sidney Marsh Cadwell (5 March 1893 – 24 June 1986) noted as discoverer of

anti-oxidants Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation, a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals. Autoxidation leads to degradation of organic compounds, including living matter. Antioxidants are frequently added to industrial products, s ...

for rubber. Cadwell published perhaps the first scientific study of the fatigue behavior of rubber. Cadwell served as Chairman of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society in 1935 and was named the 1956

Charles Goodyear Medal The Charles Goodyear Medal is the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society#Organization, American Chemical Society, Rubber Division. Established in 1941, the award is named after Charles Goodyear, the discoverer of vulcanization, ...

ist. *PhD University of Chicago 1917 *

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Captain in the

Chemical Warfare Service The Chemical Corps is the branch of the United States Army tasked with defending against and using chemical weapon, chemical, biological agent, biological, radiological weapon, radiological, and nuclear weapon, nuclear (Chemical, biological, r ...

*1919 joined

United States Rubber Company Uniroyal, formerly known as the United States Rubber Company, is an American manufacturer of tires and other synthetic rubber-related products, as well as variety of items for military use, such as ammunition, explosives, chemical weapons and op ...

*1966 as director of Institute of Applied Chemistry and Physics at Wayne State University, received the

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Award of the ACS Detroit Section

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Recorded Interview with Dr. Sidney M. Cadwell
Polymer scientists and engineers U.S. Synthetic Rubber Program 1893 births 1986 deaths {{US-scientist-stub