When was Theodore William Richards born?
January 31, 1868
August 21, 1871
September 4, 1865
October 16, 1869
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Theodore William Richards was born on January 31, 1868 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was an American chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1914 for his work on the atomic weight of the elements. Richards' research was important in establishing the atomic weight of many elements, including hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. He also developed a method for determining the atomic weight of carbon, which is still used today.
Theodore William Richards: Mastermind of Chemistry
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