The scientist Herbert C. Brown

Herbert C. Brown

Living place: England

Birthday: 22-5-1912

Global rank: #91180

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Who is The scientist Herbert C. Brown?
A chemist who won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with organoboranes. He also discovered a method to produce sodium borohydride.
He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1969.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He earned a degree in Engineering from the University of Chicago in 1936.

Family life info

He had one child with Sarah Baylen, whom he married in 1937.

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He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry four years after Vladimir Prelog did.

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When was The scientist Herbert C. Brown born?
Herbert C. Brown was born in 22-5-1912, death year is , at the age of 112.
Where is The scientist Herbert C. Brown's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Herbert C. Brown was born in England. is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Herbert C. Brown's global rank is 91180 and whose rank is 715 in list of famous The scientist.
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Events in 1912 and 22-5

Events in the world in the birth year of Herbert C. Brown

  • The "unsinkable" oceanliner Titanic sinks on maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg; over 1,500 drown (April 15).
  • Balkan Wars begin, resulting from territorial disputes: Turkey defeated by alliance of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro (Oct.).

Birthday Herbert C. Brown (22-5) in history

  • Day 22-5 year 1455: The opening day of the 30-year War of the Roses in St. Albans.
  • Day 22-5 year 1761: The first life insurance policy in the United States was signed and issued in Philadelphia.
  • Day 22-5 year 1849: Abraham Lincoln received patent number 6469 for his floating dry dock.
  • Day 22-5 year 1927: An earthquake near Xining, China, measuring 8.3 claimed approximately 200,000 victims.
  • Day 22-5 year 1947: Harry S. Truman's Doctrine brought aid to Greece and Turkey to combat the spread of Communism.
  • Day 22-5 year 1972: Ceylon became Sri Lanka.
  • Day 22-5 year 1990: North Yemen and South Yemen merged to form the Republic of Yemen.
  • Day 22-5 year 1992: Johnny Carson hosted the last episode of his Tonight Show.
  • Day 22-5 year 2003: The UN Security Council approved a resolution lifting the economic sanctions against Iraq and supporting the U.S.-led administration in Iraq.
  • Day 22-5 year 2011: At least 140 people are killed and hundreds more injured as a three-quarter-mile-wide tornado hits Joplin, Missouri. The tornado is among the deadliest in the nation's history, destroying nearly a third of the city and damaging about 2,000 buildings, including water treatment and sewage plants.
  • Day 22-5 year 2012: Tokyo Skytree, which at 634 meters high is the tallest tower in the world, opened to the public.
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