Charles Alfred Coulson

1910 - 1974

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Charles Coulson graduated from Cambridge in a variety of subjects and then lectured at Queen's College Dundee. He held a variety of senior posts at London and Oxford. His main area of interest was molecular physical chemistry, but he contributed to many other areas.
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List of References (4 books/articles)

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Additional Material in MacTutor

  1. Coulson: "Electricity"
  2. Obituary: The Times

Honours awarded to Charles Coulson
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh1941
Fellow of the Royal Society1950


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