William Draper Harkins

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William Draper Harkins
University of Montana
University of Chicago
Doctoral studentsLyle Benjamin Borst Robert S. Mulliken

William Draper Harkins (December 28, 1873 – March 7, 1951) was an American physical

H-bomb. As a visiting professor with Fritz Haber in 1909, he was introduced to the study of surface tension, and he began work on the theory of solutions and solubility during a visit to MIT in 1909-1910.[5]

Harkins was born in

University of Montana from 1900 to 1912, and then spent the rest of his career at the University of Chicago
.

Harkins correctly predicted the existence of the

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
near Batavia, Illinois, where it is on display. Photo: William S. Higgins

Harkins was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1921 and the American Philosophical Society in 1925.[10][11]

Among his students were

Samuel Allison, and Robert James Moon
, Jr. (1911–1989).

Harkins died in Chicago. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ Harkins, William D. (1952). Physical Chemistry of Surface Films. Reinhold.
  2. ^ Rice, Richard E., and George B. Kauffman. "‘William Draper Harkins: An Early Environmental Chemist in Montana (1900–1912)." Bulletin for the History of Chemistry 20 (1997): 60-67.
  3. doi:10.1007/s000160050051
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  4. OCLC 490456056
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  5. ^ a b Robert S. Mulliken (1975). "William Draper Harkins 1873 - 1951" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs. 47. National Academy of Sciences: 48–81.
  6. ^ Draper Harkins, William (1907). Excess-Potential and the Marsh Test (PhD thesis). Stanford University.
  7. doi:10.1080/14786442108633770
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  8. ^ Linus Pauling, General Chemistry, second edition, 1970, p. 102
  9. ^ "New Outdoor Display" (PDF). Ferminews: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. 8 June 1978. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ^ "William Harkins". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  11. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-08-15.

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