Jacob Bigeleisen
Jacob Bigeleisen · Science & Medicine
Physical chemist known for isotope chemistry and isotope effects
1919, Paterson, New Jersey, United States — 2010, United States
United States
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Jacob Bigeleisen was an American Jewish physical chemist who developed the modern quantum-statistical theory of isotope effects, the basis for understanding how isotopes are separated and how they behave in chemical reactions. His work underpinned isotope-separation methods used in science and industry.
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Physical chemist known for isotope chemistry and isotope effects
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
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