Biography & contributions
Theodore William Richards was born on January 31, 1868
Awards
1910, Davy Medal
1911, Faraday Medal
1912, Willard Gibbs Medal
1914, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1916, Franklin Medal
1922, Lavoisier Medal
1922, Le Blanc Medal
1932, Theodore Richards Medal
He determined the atomic weights of
- Cesium
- Cobalt
- Iron
- Nickel
- Uranium etc.
Richards invented the nephelometer
He demonstrated the insidious effect of occluded moisture in gases and solids
Richards also studied atomic and molecular volume
He also invented an adiabatic calorimeter
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