Chemist no. 138 of 350 · Physical

George Porter

1920-2002United KingdomNobel Chemistry 1967

Flash photolysis

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The discovery, explained

George Porter and Flash Photolysis: Watching Triplet States and Radicals Appear and Vanish

How George Porter co-invented flash photolysis, observed triplet states and free radicals, and shared the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Jablonski diagram, kinetics, exam points.

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Biography

George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham (1920-2002): Flash Photolysis Pioneer and Great Science Communicator

Life of George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham (1920-2002): flash photolysis pioneer, Royal Institution director, Royal Society president and 1967 Chemistry Nobel laureate.

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Academic lineage

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

Teachers: Ronald Norrishdoctoral
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