George Porter

The Right Honourable

The Lord Porter of Luddenham

OM FRS FRSE
The Right Honourable; The Lord Porter of Luddenham; OM FRS FRSE
Born	George Porter; 6 December 1920; Stainforth, England
Died	31 August 2002 (aged 81)
Alma mater	University of Leeds (BSc); Emmanuel College, Cambridge; (PhD)
Known for	Flash photolysis
Spouse	Stella Jean Brooke (since 1949)
Awards	Corday-Morgan Prize (1955); FRS (1960); Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967); Davy Medal (1971); Kalinga Prize (1976); Rumford Medal (1978); Faraday Lectureship Prize (1980); Order of Merit (1989); Michael Faraday Prize (1991); Copley Medal (1992);
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Sheffield; University College London; University of Leicester; Royal Institution;
Thesis	The study of free radicals produced by photochemical means (1949)
Doctoral advisor	Ronald Norrish
Doctoral students	James Robert Durrant; Graham Fleming;

George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, OM, FRS, FRSE (6 December 1920 – 31 August 2002) was a British chemist.^[5] He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967.

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^ Weisskopf, V. F. (1967). "Nobel Prizes: Four Named for International Award". Science. 158 (3802): 745–748. Bibcode:1967Sci...158..745W. doi:10.1126/science.158.3802.745. PMID 4860395.
^ Durrant, James Robert (1991). Transient absorption spectroscopy of photosystem two. spiral.imperial.ac.uk (PhD thesis). Imperial College London. hdl:10044/1/11455. OCLC 855696059. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.573962.
^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1967".
^ Phillips, David (2002). "Obituary: George Porter (1920–2002)". Nature. 419 (6907): 578. Bibcode:2002Natur.419..578P. doi:10.1038/419578a. PMID 12374966. S2CID 30532134.

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[2] Weisskopf, V. F. (1967). "Nobel Prizes: Four Named for International Award". Science. 158 (3802): 745–748. Bibcode:1967Sci...158..745W. doi:10.1126/science.158.3802.745. PMID 4860395.

[jphd-3] Durrant, James Robert (1991). Transient absorption spectroscopy of photosystem two. spiral.imperial.ac.uk (PhD thesis). Imperial College London. hdl:10044/1/11455. OCLC 855696059. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.573962.

[4] "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1967".

[5] Phillips, David (2002). "Obituary: George Porter (1920–2002)". Nature. 419 (6907): 578. Bibcode:2002Natur.419..578P. doi:10.1038/419578a. PMID 12374966. S2CID 30532134.

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The Right Honourable The Lord Porter of Luddenham OM FRS FRSE

Born	George Porter (1920-12-06)6 December 1920 Stainforth, England
Died	31 August 2002(2002-08-31) (aged 81)
Alma mater	University of Leeds (BSc) Emmanuel College, Cambridge (PhD)
Known for	Flash photolysis
Spouse	Stella Jean Brooke (since 1949)^[4]
Awards	Corday-Morgan Prize (1955) FRS (1960)^[1] Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967)^[2] Davy Medal (1971) Kalinga Prize (1976) Rumford Medal (1978) Faraday Lectureship Prize (1980) Order of Merit (1989) Michael Faraday Prize (1991) Copley Medal (1992)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Sheffield University College London University of Leicester Royal Institution
Thesis	The study of free radicals produced by photochemical means (1949)
Doctoral advisor	Ronald Norrish
Doctoral students	James Robert Durrant^[3] Graham Fleming

George Porter

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