Herbert Newby McCoy
Herbert Newby McCoy (June 29, 1870 – May 7, 1945) was an American chemist who taught at the University of Chicago and the University of Utah and was the vice-president of Lindsay Light & Chemical Company.
McCoy wrote the book Introduction to General Chemistry (1919) with his wife-to-be, Ethel Terry and contributed to numerous papers on physical chemistry, radioactivity and rare earths.
Background
- McCoy was born in Richmond, Indiana, on June 29, 1870 [1]
- BS (1892) and MS (1893), Purdue University [2]
- Ph.D, University of Chicago, 1898 [2]
- Assistant professor, University of Utah, 1899–1901
- Taught at University of Chicago, 1901–17
- Became vice-president, Lindsay Light & Chemical Company, in 1919 [2]
- President of Carnotite Reduction Company in Chicago [2]
- Wrote Introduction to General Chemistry (1919) with his wife-to-be, Ethel Terry [3]
- Contributed to numerous papers on physical chemistry, radioactivity and rare earths
- Awarded Willard Gibbs medal, 1937
- Died May 7, 1945 Los Angeles, California.
- The Herbert Newby McCoy Award was established in 1964 by Mrs. Ethel Terry McCoy in honor of her husband.[2]
References
- ↑ "Virginia". University of virginia. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "purdue". Purdue University. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ Google. Google Books. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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