Kenneth Pitzer
Kenneth S. Pitzer | |
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William Vermillion Houston | |
Succeeded by | Norman Hackerman |
6th President of Stanford University | |
In office December 1, 1968[1] – June 25, 1970[2] | |
Preceded by | Wallace Sterling |
Succeeded by | Richard Wall Lyman |
Personal details | |
Born | Wendell Latimer | January 6, 1914
Doctoral students | George C. Pimentel Oktay Sinanoğlu Robert Curl Raymond Sheline |
Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer (January 6, 1914 – December 26, 1997) was an American
Biography
Pitzer received his B.S. in 1935 from the California Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1937.[5] Upon graduation, he was appointed to the faculty of UC Berkeley's chemistry department and was eventually elevated to professor. From 1951 to 1960, he served as dean of the College of Chemistry.
Pitzer was the third president of Rice University from 1961 until 1968 and sixth president of Stanford University from 1969 until 1971. His tenure at Stanford was turbulent due to student protests.[6] Worn out by the confrontations, he announced his resignation in 1970 after a 19-month tenure. He returned to UC Berkeley in 1971. He retired in 1984, but continued research until his death.
Pitzer was director of research for the
As a scientist, Pitzer was known for his work on the
In the public hearing that led to the revocation of
Personal life
Pitzer's father, Russell K. Pitzer, founded Pitzer College, one of the five Claremont Colleges in California. His son, Russell M. Pitzer is also a notable chemist who is currently retired from the faculty at Ohio State University.
See also
Books
- Rossini, Frederick D.; Pitzer, Kenneth S.; Arnett, Raymond L.; Braun, Rita M.; Pimentel, George C. (1953). Selected Values of Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of Hydrocarbons and Related Compounds: Comprising the Tables of the American Petroleum Institute Research Project 44 Extant as of December 31, 1952. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Press.
- Pitzer, Kenneth S. (1953). Quantum Chemistry. New York: Prentice-Hall.
- Pitzer, Kenneth S. (1995). Thermodynamics (third ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. Gilbert Newton Lewis and Merle Randall, authors of the first edition, and to Leo Brewer, coauthor of the second edition.
References
- Stanford Magazine. July 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "President of Stanford Resigns After 2 Years of Disturbances". The New York Times. June 26, 1970. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Hughes, Sally Smith; Leberge, Germaine, eds. (1999). "Chemist and Administrator at UC Berkeley, Rice University, and Stanford University, and the Atomic Energy Commission, 1935-1997". Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- ^ JSTOR 1515624.
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- ^ "Former Stanford president, renowned chemist Ken Pitzer, dies" Archived 2019-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Stanford University, January 6, 1998
- ^ National Academy of Sciences memoir Archived 2010-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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- ISBN 981-02-1439-1.
- S2CID 189864882.
- ^ {|url=https://www.osc.edu/vocabulary/supercomputers/pitzer}
- ^ In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer: Transcript of Hearing Before Personnel Security Board. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1954. pp. 697–709.
External links
- Guide to the Kenneth S. Pitzer Papers at The Bancroft Library