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Nobel chemist Paul Boyer dies aged 99

2018-06-06T14:39:00Z

Laureate shared 1997 prize for his role in unravelling how life’s energy currency is made
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Chemistry Nobel laureate George Olah dies aged 89

2017-03-10T12:31:00Z

Olah was the sole recipient of the 1994 chemistry Nobel prize for his work on carbocations
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MRI pioneer Peter Mansfield dies

2017-02-10T12:34:00Z

Physicist who won medicine Nobel prize in 2003 for body scanning technology has died aged 83
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Nobel laureate who shone a light on GFP dies

2016-09-01T12:04:00Z

Roger Tsien, who developed fluorescent tags to monitor cellular processes, has passed away aged 64
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Femtochemistry pioneer Ahmed Zewail dies

2016-08-03T00:00:00Z

Chemistry Nobel laureate revolutionised study of reactions and was also helped craft US science policy
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Nobel prize winner and buckyball discoverer Harry Kroto dies

2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Former Royal Society of Chemistry president with a passion for science communication passes away aged 76
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Chemistry Nobel laureate Walter Kohn dies aged 93

2016-04-22T00:00:00Z

Kohn was awarded the 1998 chemistry Nobel prize for developing density functional theory
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Chemistry Nobel laureate Richard Heck dies

2015-10-12T00:00:00Z

Heck developed palladium-catalysed cross coupling reactions that revolutionised organic chemistry
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Chemistry Nobel laureate Irwin Rose dies aged 88

2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

Biochemist revealed protein pathway for cell breakdown
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A large life, fully lived

2015-02-20T00:00:00Z

Carl Djerassi leaves many legacies besides the contraceptive pill,says Mark Peplow
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Chemistry Nobel laureate Yves Chauvin dies aged 84

2015-01-29T00:00:00Z

Catalysis chemist unravelled how olefin metathesis reactions took place paving the way for more efficient syntheses
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Former Royal Society of Chemistry president dies

2015-01-09T00:00:00Z

Polymer chemist and past chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Anthony Ledwith has died aged 81
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A complete chemist

2014-12-11T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball celebrates Paul Schleyer’s contributions to scientific discourse, spanning decades and disciplines
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Former Royal Society of Chemistry president dies

2014-08-15T00:00:00Z

John Mason Ward, an active member of the chemistry community and power industry chemist, has died aged 92
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Former Royal Society of Chemistry president Lord Lewis dies

2014-07-23T00:00:00Z

Jack Lewis, inorganic chemist and member of the House of Lords, has died aged 86
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A mind-blowing legacy

2014-06-11T00:00:00Z

Alexander Shulgin’s research on psychoactive drugs shows how molecules can take on a life of their own once they leave the lab, says Mark Peplow
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Former chief executive of Royal Society of Chemistry dies

2014-04-11T00:00:00Z

John Ruck Keene, whose career at the society spanned more than three decades, has passed away aged 97
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Chemistry Nobel winner John Cornforth dies

2013-12-18T00:00:00Z

Pioneer of the study of enzyme stereochemistry passes away at 96
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Two-time chemistry Nobelist Fred Sanger dies

2013-11-20T00:00:00Z

Protein and DNA sequencing pioneer passes away at age 95
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The life of a journalist

2013-08-01T00:00:00Z

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