08-17-2018, 10:31 AM
Widely-cited scientist, expert on capillary motion in liquids:
Sir John Shipley Rowlinson FRS FREng (12 May 1926 – 15 August 2018) was a British chemist. He attended Oxford University where he completed his undergraduate studies in 1948 and doctoral in 1950. He then became research associate at University of Wisconsin (1950–1951), lecturer at University of Manchester (1951–1961), Professor at Imperial College London (1961–1973) and back at Oxford from 1974 to his retirement in 1993.
His works covered a wide range of subjects, including on capillarity—the tendency of liquid in narrow spaces to rise or fall without gravity—and cohesion—forces that make similar molecule stick together. In addition, he wrote on history of science, including multiple works on the Dutch physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837–1923). He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering. He received a Faraday Lectureship Prize in 1983 and was knighted in 2000.
In 1950, Rowlinson won a Fulbright scholarship and became a research associate at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. There, he was member of Joseph O. Hirschfelder's team and worked with C. F. Curtiss on various topics in physical chemistry.[2] In 1951 he moved to the University of Manchester where he worked as a Fellow.[1] Subsequently he became Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the same university.[1]
In 1961, Rowlinson was appointed Professor in Chemical Technology at Imperial College London.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1970.[4][5] In 1974, he moved to Oxford as Dr Lee's Professor of Chemistry.[2] He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1976.[3] He received the Faraday Lectureship Prize in 1983 for 'exceptional contributions to physical or theoretical chemistry'.[3] He retired in 1993, becoming an Emeritus Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.[3] After his formal retirement he continued to write scientific papers.[6] He was knighted in the 2000 Birthday Honours.[1]
Throughout his career, Rowlinson wrote more than 200 papers and book chapters.[7] While he contributed to a wide range of topics, his main areas of focus were capillarity—the tendency of liquid in narrow spaces to rise or fall without gravity—and cohesion—forces that make similar molecule stick together.[7] His Molecular Theory of Capillarity—co-written with Benjamin Widom in 1982—is widely cited in scientific and engineering literatures: it had more than 2,000 citations by 2010.[6] His earlier work, Liquids and Liquid Mixtures (1958) is also similarly popular and is described by Widom as a "classic".[6] His acclaimed 2002 work Cohesion described intermolecular forces, their scientific history and their effect on properties of matter in great detail.[1] He also co-wrote a textbook Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers (1975).[7] Other scientific topics he wrote about include phase transitions, critical phenomena, computer simulations of interfaces, glaciers, and information theory.[8]
In addition to his technical works, Rowlinson wrote about the history of science.[6] His works on this topic began with the Nature paper The Legacy of van der Waals in 1973.[7] He followed it up with further works on Johannes Diderik van der Waals, including a 1988 translation of van der Waals' doctoral thesis, and a 1996 biography of the Dutch physicist.[7] His colleague Benjamin Widom praised the translation as "no less[...] than a masterwork" and the accompanying introduction "brilliant both as science and as history".[6] His Molecular Theory of Capillarity also treats the topic's history in addition to its technical aspect.[9]
Rowlinson also contributed to the administration of science in his native United Kingdom.[1] He expanded the scope of Oxford's physical chemistry research and history of science teaching.[1][7] He supported Oxford's collection displayed at the Museum of the History of Science.[7] He was the editor of the journal Molecular Physics.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shipley_Rowlinson
Sir John Shipley Rowlinson FRS FREng (12 May 1926 – 15 August 2018) was a British chemist. He attended Oxford University where he completed his undergraduate studies in 1948 and doctoral in 1950. He then became research associate at University of Wisconsin (1950–1951), lecturer at University of Manchester (1951–1961), Professor at Imperial College London (1961–1973) and back at Oxford from 1974 to his retirement in 1993.
His works covered a wide range of subjects, including on capillarity—the tendency of liquid in narrow spaces to rise or fall without gravity—and cohesion—forces that make similar molecule stick together. In addition, he wrote on history of science, including multiple works on the Dutch physicist Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837–1923). He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering. He received a Faraday Lectureship Prize in 1983 and was knighted in 2000.
In 1950, Rowlinson won a Fulbright scholarship and became a research associate at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. There, he was member of Joseph O. Hirschfelder's team and worked with C. F. Curtiss on various topics in physical chemistry.[2] In 1951 he moved to the University of Manchester where he worked as a Fellow.[1] Subsequently he became Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the same university.[1]
In 1961, Rowlinson was appointed Professor in Chemical Technology at Imperial College London.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1970.[4][5] In 1974, he moved to Oxford as Dr Lee's Professor of Chemistry.[2] He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1976.[3] He received the Faraday Lectureship Prize in 1983 for 'exceptional contributions to physical or theoretical chemistry'.[3] He retired in 1993, becoming an Emeritus Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.[3] After his formal retirement he continued to write scientific papers.[6] He was knighted in the 2000 Birthday Honours.[1]
Throughout his career, Rowlinson wrote more than 200 papers and book chapters.[7] While he contributed to a wide range of topics, his main areas of focus were capillarity—the tendency of liquid in narrow spaces to rise or fall without gravity—and cohesion—forces that make similar molecule stick together.[7] His Molecular Theory of Capillarity—co-written with Benjamin Widom in 1982—is widely cited in scientific and engineering literatures: it had more than 2,000 citations by 2010.[6] His earlier work, Liquids and Liquid Mixtures (1958) is also similarly popular and is described by Widom as a "classic".[6] His acclaimed 2002 work Cohesion described intermolecular forces, their scientific history and their effect on properties of matter in great detail.[1] He also co-wrote a textbook Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineers (1975).[7] Other scientific topics he wrote about include phase transitions, critical phenomena, computer simulations of interfaces, glaciers, and information theory.[8]
In addition to his technical works, Rowlinson wrote about the history of science.[6] His works on this topic began with the Nature paper The Legacy of van der Waals in 1973.[7] He followed it up with further works on Johannes Diderik van der Waals, including a 1988 translation of van der Waals' doctoral thesis, and a 1996 biography of the Dutch physicist.[7] His colleague Benjamin Widom praised the translation as "no less[...] than a masterwork" and the accompanying introduction "brilliant both as science and as history".[6] His Molecular Theory of Capillarity also treats the topic's history in addition to its technical aspect.[9]
Rowlinson also contributed to the administration of science in his native United Kingdom.[1] He expanded the scope of Oxford's physical chemistry research and history of science teaching.[1][7] He supported Oxford's collection displayed at the Museum of the History of Science.[7] He was the editor of the journal Molecular Physics.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shipley_Rowlinson
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