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Rudolph A. Marcus
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Canadian-born American chemist (1923–
Marcus was born in Montreal and educated at McGill University there. After graduating he taught at the Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn (1951–64) and at the University of Illinois (1968–78). In 1978 he was appointed professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology.
In the 1950s Marcus began to work on electron-transfer reactions. The addition, removal, and transfer of electrons is the driving force behind many basic chemical processes including photosynthesis, respiration, and the production of solar energy. Such reactions are, in principle, very simple involving the movement of an electron from one ion to form another ion. The rates of such reactions can, however, vary widely. Marcus was able to explain electron-transfer reaction rates in terms of the way in which the solvent molecules, initially configured to solvate the reactant, reorganize to solvate the products.
Marcus was awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize for chemistry for his work in this field.
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Marcus, Rudolph, 1923-, American chemist, b. Montreal, Canada. A professor at the California Institute of Technology, he was awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems.
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| Born | July 21, 1923 Montreal, Quebec |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Caltech |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Known for | electron transfer |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1992) |
Rudolph "Rudy" Arthur Marcus (born July 21, 1923) is a Canadian-born chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry[1] for his theory of electron transfer. Marcus theory, named after him, provides a thermodynamic and kinetic framework for describing one electron outer-sphere electron transfer.
He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He earned a B.Sc. in 1943 and a Ph.D. in 1946, both from McGill University. In 1958, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He is an active professor at Caltech. He is a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.
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- Rudolph A. Marcus: Arthur Amos Noyes Professor of Chemistry at Caltech
- Rudolph A. Marcus: autobiography
- Rudolph A. Marcus: Nobel Lecture 1992, Electron Transfer Reactions in Chemistry: Theory and Experiment
- Freeview video 'An Interview with Rudolph Marcus' by the Vega Science Trust
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