Aristid von Grosse
Aristid von Grosse | |
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| Born | January 1905 |
| Died | July 21, 1985(aged 80) |
| Known for | isolation of pureprotactiniumand some of its compounds |
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| Fields | Actinide chemistry |
| Institutions | Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry,University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | Karl Andreas Hofmann,Otto Hahn |
Aristid von Grosse(January 1905 – July 21, 1985) was aGermannuclear chemist.During his work withOtto Hahn,he got access to waste material fromradiumproduction, and with this starting material he was able in 1927 to isolateprotactinium(V) oxide[1]and was later able to produce metallicprotactinium[2][3]by decomposition ofprotactinium(V) iodide.
From 1948 to 1969, he was president of the Research Institute ofTemple Universityand was later affiliated with the laboratories of theFranklin Institutein Philadelphia until his retirement in 1979.[4]In 1971, he received aUnited States Atomic Energy Commissionaward in recognition of his "outstanding contributions to the development of nuclear energy."[4]
Aristid was born inRigain January 1905[5]and moved to the United States in 1930. He retired in 1979 and died ofpneumoniainLaguna Hills, Californiaon July 21, 1985.[4]
References
[edit]- ^von Grosse, Aristid (1928). "Das Element 91; seine Eigenschaften und seine Gewinnung" [Element 91: Its properties and its extraction].Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft(in German).61(1): 233–245.doi:10.1002/cber.19280610137.
- ^von Grosse, Aristid (1934). "Element 91".Science.80(2084): 512–516.Bibcode:1934Sci....80..512G.doi:10.1126/science.80.2084.512.PMID17734249.
- ^von Grosse, Aristid (1935). "Zur Herstellung von Protactinium" [For the production of protactinium].Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft (A and B Series)(in German).68(2): 307–309.doi:10.1002/cber.19350680218.
- ^abc"Aristid V. Grosse, 80; Did A-Bomb Research".The New York Times.July 23, 1985. p. 18.RetrievedMay 1,2019.
- ^von Grosse, Aristid (January 11, 1974)."Interview of Aristid Grosse – Session I".Niels Bohr Library & Archives(Interview). Interviewed by Charles Weiner. Philadelphia:American Institute of Physics.
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