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William Lipscomb

William LipscombAKA William Nunn Lipscomb, Jr.

Born: 9-Dec-1919
Birthplace: Cleveland, OH

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Chemist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Investigated boron compounds

Father: William Lipscomb
Mother: Edna Porter
Wife: Mary Adele Sargent (m. 1944, one son, one daughter)
Wife: Jean Craig Evans (m. 1983, one daughter)

    University: BS, University of Kentucky (1941)
    University: PhD, California Institute of Technology (1946)
    Professor: University of Minnesota (1946-59)
    Professor: Chemistry, Harvard University (1959-)

    Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1976
    National Academy of Sciences 1961
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    Federation of American Scientists Board of Sponsors
    International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
    John Kerry for President

Author of books:
Boron Hydrides (1963)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Boron and Related Compounds (1969)


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