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Oxygen is entirely unmatched among the rest of the elements, both as regards the number and varied character of its compounds, and the important part which it plays in relation to combustion and life.

William A. Tilden

A good theory is one which almost always leads to further discovery, but no theory, however justifiable, can be regarded as final.

William A. Tilden

William A. Tilden

William A. Tilden

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Born: August 15, 1842

Died: December 11, 1926 (aged 84)

Bio: Sir William Augustus Tilden was a British chemist. He discovered that isoprene could be made from turpentine. He was unable to turn this discovery into a way to make commercially viable synthetic rubber.

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Famous chemists (1921)
Match Play and the Spin of the Ball (1925)

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