Chemist no. 132 of 350 · Physical

Nikolay Semenov

1896-1986Soviet UnionNobel Chemistry 1956

Chain reactions and combustion

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The discovery, explained

Nikolay Semenov and Branched Chain Reactions: The Chemistry of Explosions

How Nikolay Semenov explained branched chain reactions, explosion limits and thermal explosion, sharing the 1956 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Hinshelwood.

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Biography

Nikolay Nikolaevich Semenov (1896-1986): The Russian Chemist Who Explained Explosions

Life of Nikolay Semenov (1896-1986): Russian physical chemist, founder of chain reaction theory and the Institute of Chemical Physics, 1956 Chemistry Nobel laureate.

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