Frederick G. Keyes

Frederick George Keyes (June 24, 1885 – April 14, 1976) was an American physical chemist. [1] [2] Keys was most notable for inventing a method to sterilize milk using ultra-violet rays, and discovering that ultra-violet rays kill germs.[3] According to the National Academies Press Keys was also notable for "advances in thermodynamics, equations of state of gases, and thermodynamic properties, in particular liquid water and steam".[2] Keyes was Head of Department of Chemistry at MIT,[1] and a member of the National Academy of Sciences[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Array of Contemporary Physicists:Frederick Keyes
  2. 1 2 3 National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:V.73:Frederick George Keyes, BY JOHN ROSS
  3. ↑ New York Times:HOW TO KILL GERMS WITH VIOLET RAYS; Dr. Frederick G. Keyes Tells of the Important Results of Experiments With Milk Made in the Laboratory of Brown University. May 29, 1910


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