Person in history
Harden M. McConnell
Harden M. McConnell, American chemist and academic (born 1927)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2014 · October 8
Their story
Who they were
Harden Marsden McConnell was an American physical chemist. His many awards included the National Medal of Science and the Wolf Prize, and he was elected to the National Academy of Science."
Early life
Education and career Harden earned a B.S. degree in chemistry from George Washington University in 1947, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1951 with Norman Davidson. After serving for two years as a National Research Fellow in physics at the University of Chicago with Robert S. Mulliken and John Platt, he held a position as research chemist at Shell Development Company. He was recruited by Norman Davidson , John D. Roberts ,
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