Gilbert N. Lewis
23 October 1875 – 23 March 1946
Gilbert Newton Lewis was an American physical chemist best known for his concept of the covalent bond and the electron-pair theory of acids and bases. He introduced the Lewis dot structure notation and made major contributions to chemical thermodynamics, though he never received a Nobel Prize despite numerous nominations.
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Life events
Gilbert Newton Lewis was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe received his doctorate in chemistry from Harvard University.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe joined the University of California, Berkeley, and reorganized its chemistry department into a leading institution.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe proposed that chemical bonds form by the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe defined acids and bases in terms of electron-pair acceptance and donation, the Lewis acid-base concept.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe produced and characterized the first sample of pure heavy water (deuterium oxide).
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe died in his laboratory at Berkeley, California.
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