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Paul Flory

American chemist (1910–1985)

Paul Flory

Flory in 1973

Born

Paul John Flory


(1910-06-19)June 19, 1910

Sterling, Illinois, U.S.

DiedSeptember 9, 1985(1985-09-09) (aged 75)

Big Sur, California, U.S.

NationalityAmerica
Alma materManchester University (Indiana) and Ohio State University
Known forPolymer chemistry
Polymer physics
Flory convention
Flory–Fox equation
Flory–Huggins solution theory
Flory–Rehner equation
Flory–Schulz distribution
Flory–Stockmayer theory
Random sequential adsorption
Star-shaped polymer
Self-avoiding walk
AwardsNobel Prize for Chemistry (1974)
National Medal of Science (1974)
Priestley Medal (1974)
Perkin Medal (1977)[1]
Elliott Cresson Medal (1971)
Peter Debye Award (1969)
Charles Goodyear Medal (1968)
William H.

Nichols Medal (1962)
Colwyn medal (1954)

Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry of polymers
InstitutionsDuPont, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon