Eugene G. Rochow

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Eugene G. Rochow

Rochow in 1965 at the ACS meeting in Detroit
Born (1909-10-04)October 4, 1909
Died March 21, 2002(2002-03-21) (aged 92)
Nationality American
Fields Inorganic chemistry
Alma mater Cornell University
Notable awards Perkin Medal (1962)

Eugene George Rochow (October 4, 1909 – March 21, 2002) was an American inorganic chemist. Rochow worked on organosilicon chemistry; in the 1940s, he described the direct process, also known as the Rochow process or Müller-Rochow process.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Rochow obtained both B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell University in 1931 and 1935 respectively.[1] Upon completion of his Ph.D., he began working for a General Electric subsidiary. In 1948, Rochow resigned from GE due to his Quaker beliefs.[1] He joined the faculty at Harvard University where he remained until his retirement in 1970. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1949.[2] He is known for developing, with A. Louis Allred, the Allred-Rochow electronegativity scale.[3] In 1962, he was awarded the Perkin Medal. [4] Rochow died in Fort Myers, Florida aged 92.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oral Histories: Eugene G. Rochow". Chemical Heritage Foundation. 
  2. ↑ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 26, 2011. 
  3. ↑ Allred, A. L.; Rochow, E. G. (1958). "A scale of electronegativity based on electrostatic force". Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry 5 (4): 264. doi:10.1016/0022-1902(58)80003-2.
  4. ↑ "Perkin Medallists". Society of Chemical Industry. Retrieved July 26, 2011. 

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