Roald Hoffmann Scientist

Roald Hoffmann (born Roald Safran; July 18, 1937) is an American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters, Emeritus, at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York.

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Roald Hoffmann
Birth dateJuly 18, 1937
Birth nameRoald Safran
Birth place
Second Polish Republic , Ukraine , Zolochiv
Education
Columbia University
Stuyvesant High School
Harvard University
Known for
Reaction mechanism

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