Herbert Newby McCoy

Herbert Newby McCoy (1870–1945) was a chemist who taught at the University of Chicago and the University of Utah and was the vice-president of Lindsay Light & Chemical Company. He wrote Introduction to General Chemistry (1919) with his wife-to-be, Ethel Terry and contributed to numerous papers on physical chemistry, radioactivity and rare earths.

Background

• McCoy was born in Richmond, Indiana, on June 29, 1870 ^[1]
• BS (1892) and MS (1893), Purdue University ^[2]
• Ph.D, University of Chicago, 1898 ^[2]
• Assistant professor, University of Utah, 1899–1901
• Taught at University of Chicago, 1901–17
• Became vice-president, Lindsay Light & Chemical Company, in 1919 ^[2]
• President of Carnotite Reduction Company in Chicago ^[2]
• Wrote Introduction to General Chemistry (1919) with his wife-to-be, Ethel Terry ^[3]
• Contributed to numerous papers on physical chemistry, radioactivity and rare earths
• Awarded Willard Gibbs medal, 1937
• Died May 7, 1945 Los Angeles, California.
• The Herbert Newby McCoy Award was established in 1964 by Mrs. Ethel Terry McCoy in honor of her husband.^[2]

References

1. ↑ "Virginia". University of virginia. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "purdue". Purdue University. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
3. ↑ Google. Google Books. Retrieved 17 October 2011.