Rudolph A. Marcus
Rudolph A. Marcus
Rudolph Arthur Marcusis a Canadian-born chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems". Marcus theory, named after him, provides a thermodynamic and kinetic framework for describing one electron outer-sphere electron transfer. He is a professor at Caltech, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth21 July 1923
CountryCanada
Rudolph A. Marcus quotes about
During my McGill years, I took a number of math courses, more than other students in chemistry.
Being exposed to theory, stimulated by a basic love of concepts and mathematics, was a marvelous experience.