In 1967, George Porter won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 6 December 1920.
Died: 31 August 2002.
Nationality: British.
Education: University of Leeds (BSc), Emmanuel College, Cambridge (PhD).
Known as: Flash photolysis.
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).
Fields: Chemistry.
