Thomas Martin Lowry
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References
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Kingswood School. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2015, from http://www.ardmore-language-schools.com/kingswood-school.aspx
Where He Lived
Thomas Martin Lowry. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2015, from http://chemistry.bd.psu.edu/jircitano/Lowry.html
Welcome. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2015, from https://royalsociety.org/
(n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2015, from http://study.com/academy/lesson/bronsted-lowry-acid-definition-examples.html
Personal Facts
Important Historical Facts
Thomas Martin Lowry lived in Bradford, United Kingdom. He went to Kingswood school and got an education there. Later, Thomas Martin Lowry died after a successful career at Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Thomas Martin Lowry was a very intelligent person and also decided to publish a book. He wrote the book, "Optical Rotatory Power."
- Thomas Martin Lowry was best known for discovering the acid base theory. This theory states
- An acid is a proton donor
- A base is a proton acceptor
Pictures of Contribution
Thomas Martin Lowry
The picture on the left is Lowry's acid base theory which proves an acid and a base creates a reactant. However, a conjugate base and a conjugate acid creates a product. The picture on the right is the school he got an education at, which sparked his career as a chemist.
A Scientist Who is Connected With Lowry
Major Awards
Bronsted is connected with Lowry because they both discovered the acid base theory together.
Thomas Martin Lowry was included in the Royal Society. Not only was Lowry included, he was voted Fellow of the Royal Society. The Royalty Society is an organization determined to promote science throughout the world.
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Dates Of Contribution
- What sparked Thomas' career at first was when he became a chemistry professor at Guy's Hospital Medical School.
- Next he decided to take it a step further and become a chemistry professor at Cambridge University in 1920.
- In 1923 he went on and discovered the acid base theory with Bronsted.