William Lipscomb

William N. Lipscomb Jr.
Born
William Nunn Lipscomb Jr.

(1919-12-09)December 9, 1919[1]
DiedApril 14, 2011(2011-04-14) (aged 91)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky (BS)
California Institute of Technology (PhD)
Spouses
Mary Adele Sargent
(m. 1944; div. 1983)
Jean Evans
(m. 1983)
Children4
AwardsPeter Debye Award (1973)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1976)
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear magnetic resonance
Theoretical chemistry
Boron chemistry
Biochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
Harvard University
ThesisPart 1: Electron diffraction investigations of vanadium tetrachloride, dimethylketene dimer, tetrachloroethylene, and trichloroethylene
Part 2: The Crystal Structure of Methylammonium Chloride
 (1946)
Doctoral advisorLinus Pauling
Doctoral students
Other notable studentsMartha L. Ludwig
Michael Rossmann
Raymond C. Stevens

William Nunn Lipscomb Jr. (December 9, 1919 – April 14, 2011)[2] was a Nobel Prize-winning American inorganic and organic chemist working in nuclear magnetic resonance, theoretical chemistry, boron chemistry, and biochemistry.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Nobel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rifkin, Glenn (2011-04-15). "William Lipscomb, Nobel Winner in Chemistry, Dies at 91". The New York Times.