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Peter Atkins
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1940
Peter William Atkins is an English chemist and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. He retired in 2007. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Quantum Mechanics. Atkins is also the author of a number of popular science books, including Atkins' Molecules, Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science and On Being.
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About Peter Atkins
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1940
Peter William Atkins is an English chemist and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. He retired in 2007. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Quantum Mechanics. Atkins is also the author of a number of popular science books, including Atkins' Molecules, Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science and On Being.
Peter Atkins was born in 1940 in the English town of Amersham.
He is a renowned chemist and university professor of great international prestige.
His most iconic work is the textbook Physical Chemistry.
He has published a total of 136 works throughout his prolific career.
Although famous for his scientific texts, he has also explored the genres of fiction and horror.
