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Three eminent chemists at Leeds University
Norman Greenwood
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| 161. Realising other uses for Mössbauer spectroscopy | 51 | 01:43 | |
| 162. 'If you want to learn a subject, write a book on it' | 61 | 02:19 | |
| 163. Being a family man | 49 | 00:42 | |
| 164. Bringing up a family in Northumberland | 58 | 02:29 | |
| 165. Why I left Newcastle for Leeds | 82 | 07:50 | |
| 166. Staying in student halls for the first year at Leeds | 45 | 01:21 | |
| 167. Three eminent chemists at Leeds University | 127 | 00:55 | |
| 168. X-ray diffraction group at Leeds University | 54 | 01:03 | |
| 169. Being the 'new boy' at Leeds University | 42 | 00:43 | |
| 170. My new group's work at Leeds University | 48 | 02:39 |
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Perhaps I could mention some of the other people there, because you’ll certainly know some of them. A very distinguished group of chemists there. The three most senior ones, I would say, and certainly most productive, were Bernard Shaw, who subsequently became a Fellow of the Royal Society, there was Geoff Sykes, who not immediately following me, but the one after, went up to Newcastle, and also subsequently became a Fellow of the Royal Society, and the third one was Leslie Pettit, who’d been a student of Harry Irving’s in Oxford and who was well known in IUPAC and other circles for his very excellent work on thermodynamics of aqueous solutions.
Norman Greenwood (1925-2012) was born in Australia and graduated from Melbourne University before going to Cambridge. His wide-ranging research in inorganic and structural chemistry made major advances in the chemistry of boron hydrides and other main-group element compounds. He also pioneered the application of Mössbauer spectroscopy to problems in chemistry. He was a prolific writer and inspirational lecturer on chemical and educational themes, and held numerous visiting professorships throughout the world.
Title: Three eminent chemists at Leeds University
Listeners: Brian Johnson
Professor Brian FG Johnson FRS, FRSE, FRS Chem, FAcad Eu, FAS. Professor of Inorganic Chemistry University of Edinburgh 1991-1995, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry University of Cambridge 1995-2005, Master Fitzwilliam College Cambridge 1999-2005. Research interests include studies of transition metal carbonyls, organometallic chemistry, nano- particles and homogeneous catalysis. Professor Johnson is the author of over 1000 research articles and papers.
Tags: Leeds University, The Royal Society, Newcastle University, Oxford University, IUPAC, Bernard L Shaw, Geoff Sykes, Leslie Pettit, Harry Irving
Duration: 55 seconds
Date story recorded: May 2011
Date story went live: 25 November 2011
