Michael J. S. Dewar

Michael Dewar
Born
Michael James Steuart Dewar

(1918-09-24)24 September 1918
Died10 October 1997(1997-10-10) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (BA, DPhil)
Known forDewar reactivity number
Dewar–Zimmerman analysis
Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model
Semi-empirical quantum chemistry methods
Awards
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of London 1951–
University of Chicago 1959–
University of Texas 1963–
University of Florida 1989–1994
ThesisNew explosives (1942)
Doctoral advisorFrederick E. King[2]
Doctoral studentsNenad Trinajstić
Stipitatic acid

Michael James Steuart Dewar (24 September 1918 – 10 October 1997) was an American theoretical chemist.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ "Michael J. S. Dewar, PhD Chemistry Tree". academictree.org.
  3. ^ Michael Dewar IAQMS page
  4. ^ Josef Michl and Marye Anne Fox (1998). "Michael J. S. Dewar September 24, 1918 – October 10, 1997" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences.
  5. ^ Eamonn Healy (2013). "Michael J. S. Dewar: A Model Iconoclast". Pioneers of Quantum Chemistry. ACS Symposium Series. Vol. 1122. pp. 139–153. doi:10.1021/bk-2013-1122.ch005. ISBN 978-0-8412-2716-3.