Peter Atkins
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For the bishop, see Peter Atkins (bishop). For the professor of geography, see Peter Atkins (geographer).
Peter William Atkins FRSC (born 10 August 1940) is an English chemist and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. He retired in 2007. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Quantum Mechanics. Atkins is also the author of a number of popular science books, including Atkins' Molecules, Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science and On Being.
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Born | (1940-08-10) 10 August 1940 (age 83) Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England |
Alma mater | University of Leicester |
Known for | Academic-level chemistry textbooks |
Spouses | Judith Kearton
(m. 1964; div. 1983)Patricia-Jean Nobes (m. 2008) |
Awards | RSC Meldola Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical chemistry |
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Doctoral advisor | MCR Symons |
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