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Alexander William Williamson

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English scientist (1824-1904)

Person · Open Library

Born
1824
Died
1904
Works
11

Top works

  • Suggestions for the dynamics of chemistry derived from the theory of etherification
  • Invasion invited by the defenceless state of England
  • A plea for pure science
  • Chemistry for students
  • Chemistry for students

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Shetland Islands

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 63,006x

  2. STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner

    · 2012 · cited 51,115x

  3. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 44,848x

  4. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

    · 2021 · cited 43,680x

  5. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,579x

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Quotes

  • The question whether our elementary atoms are in their nature indivisible, or whether they are built up of smaller particles, is one upon which I, as a chemist, have no hold whatever, and I may say that in chemistry the question is not raised by any evidence whatever.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Family name
Williamson
Gender
male
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Hindhead
Occupation
chemist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Doctoral advisor
Leopold Gmelin
Field of work
chemistry
Image
Portrait of Alexander William Williamson Wellcome M0009849.jpg
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date of birth
1824-05-01
date of death
1904-05-06
Commons category
Alexander Williamson
place of burial
Brookwood Cemetery
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