Chemist no. 140 of 350 · Physical

Gerhard Herzberg

1904-1999CanadaNobel Chemistry 1971

Molecular spectroscopy and free radicals

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The discovery, explained

Gerhard Herzberg: Reading Molecules Through Their Spectra

How Gerhard Herzberg used spectra to find bond lengths, bond angles and free radicals. Rotational, vibrational and electronic spectra for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Gerhard Herzberg: The Life of a Spectroscopy Pioneer

Life of Gerhard Herzberg (1904-1999): from Hamburg to Canada, his spectroscopy work, free radicals, 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and lessons for students.

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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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