Frank Sherwood Rowland

Chemist

Birthday June 28, 1927

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Ohio

DEATH DATE Mar 10, 2012 (84)

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About

American chemist who is best known for discovering that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion. He won the Nobel Prize, with two other chemists, in 1995 for their work in atmospheric chemistry and he spent the bulk of his career working at the University of California, Irvine.

Before Fame

He attended the University of Chicago after a 14-month stint in the US Navy.

Trivia

He became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1978 and was president of American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1993.

Family Life

He had two children: Ingrid and Jeff.

Associated With

He won the Nobel Prize four years before Ahmed Zewail did.

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