George M. Whitesides, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

George M. Whitesides

American chemist and professor of chemistry at Harvard University

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

George McClelland Whitesides (born August 3, 1939) is an American chemist and professor of chemistry at Harvard University.
He is best known for his work in the areas of NMR spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, molecular self-assembly, soft lithography, microfabrication, microfluidics, and nanotechnology.
A prolific author and patent holder who has received many awards, he received the highest Hirsch index rating of all living chemists in 2011.