Neil Bartlett (15 September 1932 – 5 August 2008) was a chemist who specialized in fluorine, and became famous for creating the first noble gas compounds. He taught chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley.
Neil Bartlett was born on 15 September 1932 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Bartlett's interest in chemistry dated back to an experiment at Heaton Grammar School when he was only twelve years old, in which he prepared "beautiful, w...
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Neil Bartlett (15 September 1932 – 5 August 2008) was a chemist who specialized in fluorine, and became famous for creating the first noble gas compounds. He taught chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley.
Neil Bartlett was born on 15 September 1932 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Bartlett's interest in chemistry dated back to an experiment at Heaton Grammar School when he was only twelve years old, in which he prepared "beautiful, well-formed" crystals by reaction of aqueous ammonia with copper sulfate. He explored chemistry by constructing a makeshift lab in his parent’s home using chemicals and glassware he purchased from a local supply store. He went on to attend King's College, University of Durham in the United Kingdom where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (1954) and then a doctorate (1958).
In 1958 Bartlett's career began upon being appointed a lecturer in chemistry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada where he would ultimately reach the...
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