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Michael J. S. Dewar
(24 Sep 1918 - 10 Oct 1997)
Scottish organic chemist who developed the semi-empirical method of theoretical/computational chemistry.
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Science Quotes by Michael J. S. Dewar (1 quote)
An aromatic compound may be defined as a cyclic compound with a large resonance energy where all the annular atoms take part in a single conjugated system.
— Michael J. S. Dewar
Electronic Theory of Organic Chemistry (1949), 160.
See also:
- 24 Sep - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Dewar's birth.
- Semiempirical Life (autobiography), by Michael J.S. Dewar. - book suggestion.
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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