Charles Coulson
Charles Alfred Coulson FRS FRSE (13 December 1910 – 7 January 1974) was a British applied mathematician and theoretical chemist.
Charles Coulson | |
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| Born | 13 December 1910 Dudley, England |
| Died | 7 January 1974 (aged 63) Oxford, England |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Bent bond Coulson–Fischer theory Chirgwin–Coulson weights |
| Awards | Faraday Lectureship Prize (1968) Davy Medal (1970) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics |
| Institutions | University of Oxford King's College London |
| Doctoral advisor | Sir John Lennard-Jones |
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Coulson's major scientific work was as a pioneer of the application of the quantum theory of valency to problems of molecular structure, dynamics and reactivity. He was also a Methodist lay preacher, served on the World Council of Churches from 1962 to 1968, and was chairman of Oxfam from 1965 to 1971.
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