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William Lipscomb

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William Lipscomb

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William Nunn Lipscomb, Jr. (December 9, 1919 - April 14, 2011) was an American inorganic chemist who mainly studied experimental chemistry, theoretical chemistry and biochemistry. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1976 for his research on the structure of borane.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
United States
Born
1919-12-09
Died
2011-04-14
Wikidata
Q110935
Occupations chemistuniversity teacher
Aliases William LipscombWilliam Nunn Lipscomb, Jr.William Lipscomb

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