Chemist no. 154 of 350 · Physical

Dudley Herschbach

1932-United StatesNobel Chemistry 1986

Crossed molecular beam dynamics

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The discovery, explained

Dudley Herschbach and Crossed Molecular Beams: Watching Reactions Collision by Collision

How Dudley Herschbach used crossed molecular beams to watch single chemical collisions, winning the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Biography

Dudley Herschbach: Complete Life and Legacy of a Reaction Dynamics Pioneer

Life of Dudley Herschbach, the Harvard chemist who shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for reaction dynamics and crossed molecular beams.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

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E. Bright Wilsondoctoral
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