Lowry, Thomas Martin, 1874-1936 (physical chemist)
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Biography
Lowry, Thomas Martin (1874-1936), Professor of Physical Chemistry in the University of Cambridge 1920-36. Thomas Martin Lowry, son of a Methodist minister in the West Riding, was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, and the Central Technical College, South Kensington. In 1896 he became assistant to H.E. Armstrong (Professor of Chemistry at the College), a post he held for thirteen years until his appointment as head of the chemistry department at Guy's Hospital Medical School. Between 1917 and 1919 he also served as Director of Shell-Filling. He was elected to a fellowship of the Royal Society in 1914. From 1920 until his death he was the first holder of the chair of physical chemistry at Cambridge.
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Letter to Adams, Walter 1933-1936, 1936-05-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7653/1/i/A/19
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Thanks Adams for sending the paper in the ‘Universities Review’, which Rutherford does not believe is liable to cause them trouble. He cannot be at the meeting on Tuesday [May 12] to discuss the future organisation of ‘the new body’ [the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning]. Agrees that there should be a good Executive Committee of twelve to deal regularly with business and has no objection to Sub-Committees formed as the occasion arose with one or two in being for rapid...
Dates:
1936-05-08
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