Cottrell, Frederick Gardner, 1877-1948

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Birth 1877-01-10
Death 1948-11-16
Americans,
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Chemist and inventor.

From the description of Frederick Gardner Cottrell papers, 1896-1951 (bulk 1907-1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81549200

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1877, Jan. 10 Born, Oakland, Calif. 1896 B.S., University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 1897 1900 Chemistry teacher, Oakland High School, Oakland, Calif. 1902 Ph.D., University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany 1902 1911 Instructor (1902-1906) and assistant professor (1906-1911) in physical chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 1903 Invented Cottrell electrical precipitator circa 1908 1909 Developed a process for removing water from crude oil 1911 1920 Chief physical chemist (1911-1914), chief chemist (1914-1915), chief metallurgist (1916-1919), assistant director (1919-1920), and director (1920), United States Bureau of Mines 1912 Cofounded the Research Corporation to hold and develope his patents for the purpose of awarding scientific grants circa 1917 1918 Developed a process that reduced the cost of producing helium 1921 1922 Chairman, a division of chemistry and chemical toxicology of the National Research Council circa 1922 Developed catalyst which allowed synthetic ammonia to be produced at the United States Government's Muscle Shoals, Tenn., plant 1922 1943 Director, United States Department of Agriculture, Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory (1922-1927); chief, division of fertilizer and fixed nitrogen investigation, Bureau of Chemistry and Soils (1927-1930); and consulting chemist, Bureau of Chemistry and Soils (1930-1940) and Bureau of Plant Industry (1940-1943) 1948, Nov. 16 Died, Berkeley, Calif.

From the guide to the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Papers, 1896-1951, (bulk 1907-1940), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Electrostatic precipitation
  • Electrostatic precipitation
  • Nitric Oxide
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