Eric Rideal
British physical chemist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Eric Rideal?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Sir Eric Keightley Rideal, MBE, FRS (11 April 1890 – 25 September 1974)[1] was a British physical chemist. He worked on a wide range of subjects, including electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, catalysis, electrophoresis, colloids and surface chemistry.[2] He is best known for the Eley–Rideal mechanism, which he proposed in 1938 with Daniel D. Eley.[3] He is also known for the textbook that he authored, An Introduction to Surface Chemistry (1926),[3] and was awarded honours for the research he carried out during both World Wars and for his services to chemistry.[4]