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Kasimir Fajans
(27 May 1887 - 18 May 1975)
Polish-American physical chemist.
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Science Quotes by Kasimir Fajans (1)
Saying that each of two atoms can attain closed electron shells by sharing a pair of electrons is equivalent to saying that husband and wife, by having a total of two dollars in a joint account and each having six dollars in individual bank accounts, have eight dollars apiece!
— Kasimir Fajans
Quoted in Reynold E. Holmen, 'Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975): The Man and His Work', Bulletin for the History of Chemistry, 1990, 6, 7-8.
