Definition of Robert Burns Woodward

1. Noun. United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979).

Exact synonyms: Bob Woodward, Robert Woodward, Woodward
Generic synonyms: Chemist

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Literary usage of Robert Burns Woodward

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contrasts in Scientific Style: Research Groups in the Chemical and by Joseph Stewart Fruton (1990)
"... theoretical structure of organic chemistry.15 The most brilliant organic chemist of that generation was Robert Burns Woodward [1917—1979] at Harvard, ..."

2. Contrasts in Scientific Style: Research Groups in the Chemical and by Joseph Stewart Fruton (1990)
"... theoretical structure of organic chemistry.15 The most brilliant organic chemist of that generation was Robert Burns Woodward [1917-1979] at Harvard, ..."

3. Methods and Styles in the Development of Chemistry by Joseph Stewart Fruton (2002)
"... attained the legendary status accorded to Lavoisier, Liebig, Faraday, or Pasteur, but a probable addition to that short list is Robert Burns Woodward. ..."

4. Methods and Styles in the Development of Chemistry by Joseph Stewart Fruton (2002)
"... attained the legendary status accorded to Lavoisier, Liebig, Faraday, or Pasteur, but a probable addition to that short list is Robert Burns Woodward. ..."

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