Malcolm Dole

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Malcolm Dole
Born March 4, 1903
Melrose, Massachusetts
Died November 29, 1990
Los Gatos, California
Residence United States
Nationality United States
Fields Physical chemistry
Electrochemistry
Polymer chemistry
Institutions Northwestern University
Baylor University
Alma mater Harvard University
Doctoral advisor Theodore William Richards
Known for Electrospray ionization
Influences Peter Debye
Influenced John Bennett Fenn

Malcolm Dole (March 4, 1903 – November 29, 1990) was an American chemist known for the Dole Effect in which he proved that the atomic weight of oxygen in air is greater than that of oxygen in water[1] and for his work on electrospray ionization, polymer chemistry, and electrochemistry.[2]

Selected writings

  • Dole, Malcolm (1935). Principles of Experimental and Theoretical Electrochemistry. LCCN 35014525. 
  • Dole, Malcolm (1954). Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics. LCCN 54009934. 
  • Dole, Malcolm (1972). The Radiation Chemistry of Macromolecules. Boston: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-219802-6. 
  • Dole, Malcolm (1989). My Life in the Golden Age of America. New York: Vantage Press. ISBN 0-533-07995-0. 

References

  1. ↑ Dole, M. (1935). "The relative atomic weight of oxygen in water and air". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 57 (12): 2731. doi:10.1021/ja01315a511. 
  2. ↑ Klotz, Irving M.; Ratner, Mark (December 1991). "Obituary: Malcolm Dole". Physics Today 44 (12): 100. doi:10.1063/1.2810380. 

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