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Robert Burns Woodward
Chemist

Birthday April 10, 1917 (age 62)
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Biographical Information(1917-04-10)April 10, 1917
Boston [2], Massachusetts [3], U.S.
DiedJuly 8, 1979(1979-07-08) (aged 62)
Cambridge, Massachusetts [4], U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materMIT [5] (S.B., Ph.D.)
Legacy

Landmark organic syntheses [6], Molecular structure [7] determination, Vitamin B12 total synthesis [8], Woodward cis-hydroxylation [9], Woodward modification [10], Woodward synthesis [11], Woodward's rules [12], Woodward–Doering quinine synthesis [13], Woodward–Hoffmann rules [14], Prévost–Woodward reaction [15]

Honors

Centenary Prize [16] (1951), ForMemRS [17] (1956)[1], William H. Nichols Medal [18] (1956), Davy Medal [19] (1959), National Medal of Science [20] (1964), Nobel Prize in Chemistry [21] (1965), Willard Gibbs Award [22] (1967), Copley Medal [23] (1978)

FieldsOrganic chemistry [24]
InstitutionsHarvard University [25]
Thesis [26]A Synthetic Attack on the Oestrone Problem (1937)
Doctoral advisor [27]James Flack Norris [28]
Avery Adrian Morton [29][2]
Doctoral students

Christopher Foote [30], Ken Houk [31], Ronald Breslow [32], Stuart Schreiber [33], William R. Roush [34], David M. Lemal [35]

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Robert Burns Woodward's About

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Robert Burns Woodward was born on April 10, 1917 (age 62) in Massachusetts, United States. He is a Celebrity Chemist. One of the preeminent organic chemist of the 20th century who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1965 for demonstrating through his research that natural products could be synthesized. According to numerology, Robert Burns Woodward's Life Path Number is 5.
His popular book is The Conservation of Orbital Symmetry. In His career, Robert Burns Woodward has achieved a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Copley Medal, Davy Medal. His education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Quincy High School. He died on July 8, 1979, Cambridge, MA. More information on Robert Burns Woodward can be found here. This article will clarify Robert Burns Woodward's Education, Aportes A La Quimica Organica, Awards, Contribution Chemistry, Google Scholar, Death, Contributions Chemistry, Quotes, Books, Biography, and other information.

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Family, Spouse, Dating, and Relationships of Robert Burns Woodward

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He had two children with his first wife Irja Pullman, who he married in 1938; and two children with his second wife, Crystal Elisabeth after marrying 1979.

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Robert Burns Woodward Before Fame

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Robert Burns Woodward, born 4-10-1917, preceding his celebrity status in Chemist, he obtained a bachelor's degree from MIT.

Success of Robert Burns Woodward

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As an accomplished Chemist, he helped synthesize the vitamin B12, which is one of the most complex natural products ever to be synthesized.

Associated with

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He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry a year after Dorothy Hodgkin (Chem.) did. John Cornforth, Robert K. Crane, and John Fenn were also His acquaintances.

Dorothy Hodgkin

Dorothy Hodgkin

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The Numerology of Robert Burns Woodward

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Life Path Number 5 are travelers and seekers of a higher truth, whatever that means for them. Robert Burns Woodward's Life Path Number is 5, he is resourceful, ambitious, and extremely focused on his objectives, putting all of his heart and energy into work and personal projects.

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Robert Burns Woodward's personal year in numerology

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This year is Robert Burns Woodward’s personal year number 4, the first bottoming phase in the 9-year cycle. This is not the year for Robert Burns Woodward to start a new project or have big plans. The advice for Robert Burns Woodward is that He can rest, and strengthen His inner strength to prepare for the 5th year.

Robert Burns Woodward Net Worth

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Facts About Robert Burns Woodward

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● Robert Burns Woodward was born on April 10, 1917 (age 62) in Massachusetts, United States
● He is a Celebrity Chemist
● His popular book is The Conservation of Orbital Symmetry
● In His career, Robert Burns Woodward has achieved a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Copley Medal, Davy Medal
● His education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Quincy High School
● He died on July 8, 1979, Cambridge, MA
● His real name is Robert Burns Woodward



References

  1. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns_Woodward

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