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Development of Radiation Chemistry George Glockler Duke University Durham,
North Carolina
Early Contributions by S. C. Lind t0 the Radiation Chemistry of Gases
The title of this renort restricts this presentation to the work of Dr. L & I in ~ the field of radiochemistry only. However, it would be a serious omission to fail to mention his earliest and very int,eresting research which he carried out with Professor Rodenstein in Leipzig in 1905. It certainly is most important on this occasion to cover an individual's Life-Work rather than to stay within the narrow confines of a given field of chemical research. Furthermore it will not be possible to discuss the researches carried out by Dr. Lind and his collaborators in great enough detail to do justice to this investigator. Hence only certain researches will be mentioned with the hope that the choice made will present a proper picture of Dr. Lind's scientific stature' The first scielltific problem studied by Dr. Lind had to do with the rate of formation of hydrogen bromide from its elements.
Presented as part of the Lind Jubilee Symposium on Development of Radiat,ion Chemistry, sponsored jointly hy the Divisions of Chemical Eduoation and Physical Chemistry at the 135t,h Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, April, 19.59.
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Hvdrosen . - Bromide Svnthesis
This investigation is his "Inaugural Dissertation der Hohen Philosophischen Fakultat der tiniversitat Leipzig zur Erlangung der philosophischen Doktorviirde, eingereicht von S.C. Lind aus McMinnrille, Tennessee." This statement refers to his Ph.D. thesis her die Rildung des Rromwasserstoffgasesaus den Elementen." In earlier work Professor Bodenstein had demonstrated the existence of simple bimolecular processes in the reaction system hydrogen + iodille iodide. The work of Dr. Lind sho,ved the react,ion between hydrogen and bromine proceed~dhy a system of complex bimolecular kinetics. The synthesis became a classical example of such complicated reaction mechanisms. This research in itself Dr. Lilld as a and competellt inrPstigator, This experimental work out ill 1905 ( 1 ) . I+, is of interest to record the summary of this paper hecause it shows the careful experiment,al work, the clear thinking, and the concise mode of expression which are knolvn to be Dr. LindIs basic charart,erist,ic.;. To \,
