Neil bartlett chemist biography books
Neil bartlett chemist biography.
Neil Bartlett (chemist)
British chemist (1932–2008)
Neil Bartlett (15 September 1932 – 5 August 2008) was a British chemist who specialized in fluorine and compounds containing fluorine, and became famous for creating the first noble gas compounds.
Neil bartlett chemist biography books
He taught chemistry at the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley.
Biography
Neil Bartlett was born on 15 September 1932 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.[1] Bartlett's interest in chemistry dated back to an experiment at Heaton Grammar School when he was only eleven years old, in which he prepared "beautiful, well-formed" crystals by reaction of aqueous ammonia with copper sulfate.[2] He explored chemistry by constructing a makeshift lab in his parents' home using chemicals and glassware he purchased from a local supply store.
He went on to attend King's College, University of Durham (which went on to become Newcastle University[3]) in the United Kingdom where he