Wednesday, 3 June 2015

01-JUNE-1917 :- Birth Of William Standish Knowles , Nobel Prize winner.

William Standish Knowles 
(June 1, 1917 – June 13, 2012) an American chemist. Knowles receipts of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He shared the prize with Ryōji Noyori for their work in asymmetric synthesis, specifically for his work in hydrogenation reactions. The other half was awarded to K. Barry Sharpless for his work in oxidation reactions.

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