 1863 - James Walker born: hydrolysis, ionization constants, and amphoteric electrolytes with organic compounds. |
| 1876 - First official organizational meeting of the American Chemical Society held at New York University. |
| 1911 - Feodor Lynen born: biosynthesis of cholesterol; Nobel Prize (medicine), 1964. |
| 1919 - Richard M. Noyes born: chemical kinetics; oscillating chemical reactions. |
| 1920 - Edmond H. Fischer born: protein phosphorylation and its role in biological regulation; Nobel Prize (medicine), 1992. |
| 1928 - James D. Watson born: double-helix structure of DNA; Nobel Prize (medicine), 1962. |
| 1938 - Roy J. Plunkett accidentally polymerizes Freons producing polytetrafluoroethylene, better known as Teflon. |
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