Henry Eyring (chemist) Quotes

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A scientist's accomplishments are equal to the integral of his ability integrated over the hours of his effort.

Henry Eyring

The ingenuity and effective logic that enabled chemists to determine complex molecular structures from the number of isomers, the reactivity of the molecule and of its fragments, the freezing point, the empirical formula, the molecular weight, etc., is one of the outstanding triumphs of the human mind.

Henry Eyring

Henry Eyring

Henry Eyring

Born: February 20, 1901

Died: December 26, 1981 (aged 80)

Bio: Henry Eyring was a Mexican-born American theoretical chemist whose primary contribution was in the study of chemical reaction rates and intermediates.

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Reflections of a scientist
The faith of a scientist (1967)
Reactions in condensed phases (1975)

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