Michael J. S. Dewar
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Michael James Steuart Dewar (24 September 1918 – 10 October 1997) was an American theoretical chemist.[3][4][5]
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Born | Michael James Steuart Dewar (1918-09-24)24 September 1918 |
Died | 10 October 1997(1997-10-10) (aged 79) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
Known for | Dewar reactivity number Dewar–Zimmerman analysis Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model Semi-empirical quantum chemistry methods |
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Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of London 1951– University of Chicago 1959– University of Texas 1963– University of Florida 1989–1994 |
Thesis | New explosives (1942) |
Doctoral advisor | Frederick E. King[2] |
Doctoral students | Nenad Trinajstić |
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