Edgar Bright Wilson

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Edgar Bright Wilson

Chemistry

#443

World Rank

#823

Historical Rank

#210

USA Rank

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Edgar Bright Wilson's Degrees

• PhD Chemistry University of California, Berkeley

Why Is Edgar Bright Wilson Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Edgar Bright Wilson Jr. was an American chemist. Wilson was a prominent and accomplished chemist and teacher, recipient of the National Medal of Science in 1975, Guggenheim Fellowships in 1949 and 1970, the Elliott Cresson Medal in 1982, and a number of honorary doctorates. He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the United States National Academy of Sciences. He was also the Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus at Harvard University. One of his sons, Kenneth G. Wilson, was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1982. E. B. Wilson was a student and protégé of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and was a coauthor with Pauling of Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, a graduate level textbook in Quantum Mechanics. Wilson was also the thesis advisor of Nobel laureate Dudley Herschbach. Wilson was elected to the first class of the Harvard Society of Fellows.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Edgar Bright Wilson?

Edgar Bright Wilson is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• California Institute of Technology
• Harvard University