
Also known as Sir Hinshelwood, Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Cyril Hinshelwood, C. N. H.
English physical chemist (1897-1967)
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood was an English physical chemist who lived from 1897 to 1967 and made important contributions to understanding chemical reactions and reaction mechanisms. His work helped advance the field of physical chemistry, which studies the physical properties of molecules and how chemical reactions occur.
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Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood OM FRS (19 June 1897 – 9 October 1967) was a British physical chemist and expert in chemical kinetics. His work in reaction mechanisms earned the 1956 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
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