In 1967, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 9 November 1897.
Died: 7 June 1978.
Nationality: British.
Education: University of Cambridge (BA, PhD).
Known as: Flash photolysis, Norrish reaction, and Trommsdorff–Norrish effect.
Awards: FRS (1936), Davy Medal (1958), Faraday Lectureship Prize (1965), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967).
Fields: Chemistry.
