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Paul Doughty Bartlett
(14 Aug 1907 - 11 Oct 1997)
American chemist whose research contributed to the understanding of organic reaction mechanisms. The practical applications of his work were shown in his 17 patents in areas including insect repellents, petroleum refining, and detoxification of chemical weapons.
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Science Quotes by Paul Doughty Bartlett (2 quotes)
All life depends on organic reactions.
A favorite saying.
A favorite saying.
— Paul Doughty Bartlett
Quoted in William J. Cromie, Obituary, Harvard University Gazette (16 Oct 1997).
Among nonclassical ions the ratio of conceptual difficulty to molecular weight reaches a maximum with the cyclopropylcarbinyl-cyclobutyl system.
— Paul Doughty Bartlett
Nonclassical Ions (1965), 272.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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