Papers and correspondence relating to Robert Spence, 1905-1976. 1931-1977.

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Papers and correspondence relating to Robert Spence, 1905-1976. 1931-1977.

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Comprises mainly recollections by colleagues. There are a few items relating to Spence's early career including his report of his tenure of the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship at Princeton, 1928-1931. Most of the material consists of recollections assembled by E. Glueckauf for his Royal Society memoir of Spence.

19 items stored in 3 envelopes.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Spence, Robert, 1905-1976

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Robert Spence was born in South Shields and educated at local schools and Durham University where he began his research career on oxidation reactions. After three years as a Commonwealth Fund Fellow at Princeton University, 1928-1931, he was appointed Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at Leeds University. He served during the Second World War as Chemical Warfare Adviser to the RAF. In July 1945 he joined the atomic research team in Montreal to lay the foundations for plutonium and fission product s...

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Glueckauf, Eugen

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