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Gomberg, Moses

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Gomberg, Moses (1866-1947)

Russian-born US organic chemist. He created the first stable free radical, triphenylmethyl (1900), and carried on studies of organometallic compounds. During World War I, he worked on gases for chemical warfare and on high explosives and smokeless powder. He was born in Elisavetgrad, Russia, and emigrated to Chicago in 1884, where he was associated with the chemistry department of the University of Michigan (1893-1936).



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