Arthur Atwater Frost
Arthur Atwater Frost (born August 3, 1909 in Onarga , Iroquois County , Illinois , † February 28, 2002 in Flagstaff , Coconino County , Arizona ) was an American chemist .
Life
Family and education
The from the State lying Illinois village dating Onarga Arthur Atwater Frost, son of Henry Hoag Frost and his Wife Mary born Tuttle, turned after visiting the public schools the study of chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley to 1931 he acquired the degree of Bachelor of Science . He continued his studies at Princeton University continued, in 1931 he became Doctor of Philosophy PhD .
Arthur Atwater Frost married Faye Hibbard on September 14, 1934. This marriage resulted in daughters Barbara Joan, Sylvia Jean and Linda June. He died in Flagstaff, Arizona, in late February 2002, at the age of 92.
Professional background
Arthur Atwater Frost was employed as a Research Fellow at Harvard University after graduating . In 1936 Frost took up a position as a chemistry instructor at Northwestern University in Evanston , in 1939 he was promoted to assistant professor , 1946 to associate professor , in 1954 to full professor . From 1957 to 1962, Frost was head of the Department of Chemistry.
Arthur Atwater Frost, one of the most renowned American scientists in the field of theoretical chemistry at the time, became a member of the American Chemical Society , the American Physical Society , the American Association for the Advancement of Science , the Phi Beta Kappa, and the Sigma Xi elected. The Frost diagram is named after him.
See also
literature
- American Chemical Society, Committee on Professional Training: Faculties, Publications, and Doctoral Theses in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at United States Universities . The Society, Washington, 1953, p. 65.
- Who's Who in America: a biographical dictionary of notable living men and women. : volume 33 (1964-1965), Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1964, p. 697.
- Allen G. Debus: World Who's who in Science: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Scientists from Antiquity to the Present. Marquis-Who's Who, Chicago, 1968, p. 615.
- Jaques Cattell Press: American men & women of science: physical and biological sciences. RR Bowker Co., New York, 1982, p. 1173.
Web links
- Arthur Atwater Frost biographical information on Theoretical Chemistry Genealogy Project website; accessed on July 16, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frost, Arthur Atwater |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Onarga , Iroquois County , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 2002 |
| Place of death | Flagstaff , Coconino County , Arizona |