Charles A. Kraus
Charles August Kraus | |
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Born | |
Died | June 27, 1967 | (aged 91)
Education | Hayes City High School |
Alma mater | University of Kansas(B.S., 1898) M.I.T.(PhD, 1908) |
Known for | Pioneering work in Physical Chemistry of liquid ammonia systems, Metallo-organic compounds, and Conductance in non-aqueous solvents. |
Awards | William H. Nichols Medal(1924) Theodore William Richards Medal(1935) Willard Gibbs Medal(1935) Franklin Medal(1938) Navy Distinguished Public Service Award(1948) Priestley Medal(1950) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of California M.I.T. Clark University Brown University |
Charles August Kraus(August 15, 1875 – June 27, 1967) was an Americanchemist.He was professor of chemistry and director of the chemical laboratories atClark University,where he directed theChemical Warfare ServiceduringWorld War I.
Later, he became professor of chemistry and director of the chemical laboratories atBrown University,and was a consultant to theManhattan Projectto develop the atomic bomb. His research contributed to the development of theultraviolet lamp,topyrex,and to the production of aleadedform ofethyl gasoline.He investigated the electrical conductance of liquid ammonia alkali metal solutions contributing to the development of the concept ofsolvated electron.He published more than 225 research papers.
He was a member of theNational Academy of Sciences,American Academy of Sciences,American Philosophical Society,American Chemical Society,American Physical Society,American Association of University Professors,Faraday Society, Washington Academy of Sciences,and an Honorary Fellow of theFranklin Institute.
Awards
[edit]He was awarded several medals from theAmerican Chemical Society,including thePriestley Medalin 1950. He was awarded theFranklin Medalin 1938, theNavy Distinguished Public Service Awardin 1948, and theWillard Gibbs Awardin 1935.
References
[edit]- Mitchell, Martha.Encyclopedia Brunoniana.1993. Retrieved January 1, 2007, from[1].
- Servos, John W.,Physical chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling: the making of a science in America,Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1990.ISBN0-691-08566-8
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