Kenneth Pitzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenneth Pitzer

American chemist

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1914

Place of Birth: Pomona, California, United States

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1997

Profession: chemist, university teacher, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer (January 6, 1914 – December 26, 1997) was an American physical and theoretical chemist, educator, and university president.
He was described as "one of the most influential physical chemists of his era" whose work "spanned almost all of the important fields of physical chemistry: thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, molecular structure, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, chemical bonding, relativistic chemical effects, properties of concentrated aqueous salt solutions, kinetics, and conformational analysis."