Morris William Travers (January 24, 1872 Kensington, London–August 25, 1961, Stroud, Gloucestershire), the founding director of the Indian Institute of Science, was an English chemist who worked along with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon and krypton. His work on several of the rare gases earned him the name Rare gas Travers in scientific circles.
Travers' father was William Travers MD, FRCS (1838-1906), an early pioneer of asep...
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Morris William Travers (January 24, 1872 Kensington, London–August 25, 1961, Stroud, Gloucestershire), the founding director of the Indian Institute of Science, was an English chemist who worked along with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon and krypton. His work on several of the rare gases earned him the name Rare gas Travers in scientific circles.
Travers' father was William Travers MD, FRCS (1838-1906), an early pioneer of aseptic surgical techniques. His mother was Anne Pocock. Travers went to school at Ramsgate, Woking and Blundell's School. He then went to University College, where he began to work with Sir William Ramsay. In 1904 he became a professor at University College. In 1901-1902 Ramsay was asked to advise the Indian government on the founding of a science institute. This institute was established in Bangalore with the help of the Government of Mysore and JN Tata. Ramsay suggested the name of Travers as a possible director for this institute and in 1906,...
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