Paul Irving Abell
Paul Irving Abell (born 1923 in Pelham (Massachusetts) ; † January 12, 2004 in Kingston (Rhode Island) ) was an American chemist.
Abell studied after military service in the Signal Corps in World War II from 1948 at the University of New Hampshire and received his doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1951 . He then went to the University of Rhode Island , where he was Professor of Chemistry until his retirement in 1990.
As a chemist, he dealt with the chemistry of free radicals , the analysis of lunar rocks and isotope analysis in paleoclimatology.
He taught as a visiting professor (Fulbright Lecturer) in Egypt and also went on excursions to East Africa, as he was interested in paleontology and paleoanthropology. He participated in the Leakeys' campaigns for 17 summers . In 1978, as a member of Mary Leakey's group, he discovered the famous footprints of Laetoli , which demonstrated that people could walk upright around 3.6 million years ago.
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| SURNAME | Abell, Paul Irving |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pelham, Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 2004 |
| Place of death | Kingston (Rhode Island) |