Frederick Soddy was an English radiochemist. source
Frederick Soddy was an English radiochemist.
Frederick Soddy explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions. source
Frederick Soddy explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear reactions.
Frederick Soddy also proved the existence of isotopes of certain radioactive elements. source
Frederick Soddy also proved the existence of isotopes of certain radioactive elements.
Frederick Soddy was born at 5 Bolton Road, Eastbourne, England. source
Frederick Soddy was born at 5 Bolton Road, Eastbourne, England.
Frederick Soddy went to school at Eastbourne College, before going on to study at University College of Wales at Aberystwyth and at Merton College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1898 with first class honors in chemistry. source
Frederick Soddy went to school at Eastbourne College, before going on to study at University College of Wales at Aberystwyth and at Merton College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1898 with first class honors in chemistry.
Frederick Soddy was a researcher at Oxford from 1898 to 1900. source
Frederick Soddy was a researcher at Oxford from 1898 to 1900.
In 1900 Frederick Soddy became a demonstrator in chemistry at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, where he worked with Ernest Rutherford on radioactivity. source
In 1900 Frederick Soddy became a demonstrator in chemistry at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, where he worked with Ernest Rutherford on radioactivity.
In 1903, with Sir William Ramsay at University College London, Frederick Soddy showed that the decay of radium produced helium gas. source
In 1903, with Sir William Ramsay at University College London, Frederick Soddy showed that the decay of radium produced helium gas.
In May 1910 Frederick Soddy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. source
In May 1910 Frederick Soddy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1914 Frederick Soddy was appointed to a chair at the University of Aberdeen, where he worked on research related to World War I. source
In 1914 Frederick Soddy was appointed to a chair at the University of Aberdeen, where he worked on research related to World War I.
In 1913, Frederick Soddy also showed that an atom moves lower in atomic number by two places on alpha emission, higher by one place on beta emission. source
In 1913, Frederick Soddy also showed that an atom moves lower in atomic number by two places on alpha emission, higher by one place on beta emission.
In 1918 Frederick Soddy announced discovery of a stable isotope of Protactinium, working with John Arnold Cranston. source
In 1918 Frederick Soddy announced discovery of a stable isotope of Protactinium, working with John Arnold Cranston.
Frederick Soddy received the 1921 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his research in radioactive decay and particularly for his formulation of the theory of isotopes. source
Frederick Soddy received the 1921 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his research in radioactive decay and particularly for his formulation of the theory of isotopes.
Frederick Soddy rediscovered the Descartes' theorem in 1936 and published it as a poem, "The Kiss Precise", quoted at Problem of Apollonius. The kissing circles in this problem are sometimes known as Soddy circles. source
Frederick Soddy rediscovered the Descartes' theorem in 1936 and published it as a poem, "The Kiss Precise", quoted at Problem of Apollonius. The kissing circles in this problem are sometimes known as Soddy circles.
Frederick Soddy married Winifred Beilby, the daughter of Sir George Beilby, in 1908. He died in Brighton, England in 1956. source
Frederick Soddy married Winifred Beilby, the daughter of Sir George Beilby, in 1908. He died in Brighton, England in 1956.
A small crater on the far side of the Moon as well as the radioactive Uranium mineral Soddyite are named after Frederick Soddy. source
A small crater on the far side of the Moon as well as the radioactive Uranium mineral Soddyite are named after Frederick Soddy.
In 1919 Frederick Soddy moved to the University of Oxford as Dr Lee's Professor of Chemistry, where, in the period up till 1936, he reorganized the laboratories and the syllabus in chemistry. source
In 1919 Frederick Soddy moved to the University of Oxford as Dr Lee's Professor of Chemistry, where, in the period up till 1936, he reorganized the laboratories and the syllabus in chemistry.
