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Gilbert N. Lewis

(1875–1946) Chemist

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Gilbert N. Lewis was a chemist.

Quick Facts About Gilbert N. Lewis

Born
October 23, 1875
Died
March 23, 1946
Profession
Chemist
Notable works
L'Àtom i la molècula / Gilbert N. Lewis ; traducció i introducció a càrrec de Josep Castells i Guardiola

About Gilbert N. Lewis

Gilbert Newton Lewis was an American physical chemist and a dean of the college of chemistry at University of California, Berkeley. Lewis was best known for his discovery of the covalent bond and his concept of electron pairs; his Lewis dot structures and other contributions to valence bond theory have shaped modern theories of chemical bonding. Lewis successfully contributed to chemical thermodynamics, photochemistry, and isotope separation, and is also known for his concept of acids and bases. Lewis also researched on relativity and quantum physics, and in 1926 he coined the term "photon" for the smallest unit of radiant energy.

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