Nikolay Semyonov | |
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Николай Семёнов | |
Born | Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov 15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1896 |
Died | 25 September 1986 | (aged 90)
Nationality | Russian |
Known for | chemical transformation |
Awards | Nobel Prize in chemistry (1956) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1969) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, chemistry |
Doctoral advisor | Abram Ioffe |
Doctoral students | David A. Frank-Kamenetskii |
Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov ForMemRS, sometimes Semenov, Semionov or Semenoff[1] (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Семёнов; 15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1896 – 25 September 1986) was a Soviet physicist and chemist. Semyonov was awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the mechanism of chemical transformation.