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, 1936-04-24
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7653/1/i/A/17
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Rutherford has spoken to Mr [Robert] Schnurmann, working on 'molecular rays' in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory [in the University of Cambridge] under Mr Fraser. ICI has stopped contributing to the work and Fraser is looking for another job. Schnurmann was paid £50 per month to 1st January 1937 plus £90 from the British Fund for German Jewry, to end on 30th June 1936 but wishes to work to the end of 1936 so that he can submit his PhD. Rutherford finds it difficult to know were...
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1936-04-24
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