Chemist no. 131 of 350 · Physical

Cyril Hinshelwood

1897-1967United KingdomNobel Chemistry 1956

Chemical reaction kinetics and mechanisms

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The discovery, explained

Cyril Hinshelwood and Chemical Kinetics: How Reactions Really Happen

How Cyril Hinshelwood explained gas-phase kinetics, Lindemann-Hinshelwood mechanism and chain reactions, sharing the 1956 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Semenov.

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Biography

Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897-1967): The Oxford Chemist Who Explained How Reactions Happen

Life of Sir Cyril Hinshelwood (1897-1967): Oxford physical chemist, kinetics pioneer, linguist and Royal Society president who shared the 1956 Chemistry Nobel.

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