Gilbert N. Lewis

(1875-1946) lived in Lincoln. Physical chemist, theoretician, educator, made important contributions to field of thermodynamics, conducted pioneering work on theory of the shared electron pair bond, co-discovered heavy water, initiated development of photochemistry, was considered responsible for development of America's strong tradition of physical chemistry; elected to National Academy of Sciences in 1913. Consult American National Biography, Vol 13 (1999) 576-578.

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