| RefNo | EC/1973/05 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XIX, 79 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Bartlett, Neil: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed. Note attached to certificate detailing honours and awards. |
| Citation | Neil Bartlett is distinguished for his discovery of the compounds of the so-called inert gases (1962). This achievement upset the entrenched belief that the noble gases had so stable an electronic structure that they could not be induced to combine with any other atoms, and opened up a new branch of chemistry, that of zenon and krypton. His discovery of the oxygen cation O-2+ (1962) was almost as startling and both of these discoveries arose as a result of his well-known researches into the chemistry of inorganic fluorine compounds, especially of the platinum metals. This is of first quality and continues to be his main interest. His discovery of the noble gas compounds is of such fundamental importance that it has already (1967) permeated into school chemistry curricula, and Neil Bartlett has been the recipient of some six prized and honours during the past 6 years. These include the Corday Morgan Medal and Prize (1962) of the Chemical Society. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4600 | Bartlett; Neil (1932 - 2008) | 1932 - 2008 |