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Sir William Ramsay (1852-1916) | Professor Sir William Ramsay (1852-1916) | ||
son of [[W. Ramsay]], a civil engineer, and nephew of Geologist [[Andrew Ramsay]]. | |||
son of [[W. Ramsay]], and nephew of Geologist [[Andrew Ramsay]]. | |||
'''Ramsay's''' involvement in the discovery of the noble gases (argon, neon, krypton and xenon) identified an entirely new group in the periodic table and earned him a Nobel Prize.<ref>http://www.soci.org/About-Us/About-SCI/History/Notable-Chemists.aspx</ref> | '''Ramsay's''' involvement in the discovery of the noble gases (argon, neon, krypton and xenon) identified an entirely new group in the periodic table and earned him a Nobel Prize.<ref>http://www.soci.org/About-Us/About-SCI/History/Notable-Chemists.aspx</ref> |
Latest revision as of 14:58, 31 October 2015
Professor Sir William Ramsay (1852-1916)
son of W. Ramsay, a civil engineer, and nephew of Geologist Andrew Ramsay.
Ramsay's involvement in the discovery of the noble gases (argon, neon, krypton and xenon) identified an entirely new group in the periodic table and earned him a Nobel Prize.[1]