Which Happened First?

F. Sherwood Rowland

F. Sherwood Rowland
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Frank Sherwood "Sherry" Rowland was an American Nobel laureate and a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. His research was on atmospheric chemistry and chemical kinetics. His best-known work was the discovery that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alan MacDiarmidApril 14, 1927 – February 7, 2007
  2. F. Sherwood Rowland (this page)June 28, 1927 – March 10, 2012
  3. George O. AbellMarch 1, 1927 – October 7, 1983
  4. Karl Alexander MüllerApril 20, 1927 – January 9, 2023
  5. Marshall Warren NirenbergApril 10, 1927 – January 15, 2010
  6. Martin Lewis PerlJune 24, 1927 – September 30, 2014

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