Victor Gold (chemist)
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Victor Gold was a chemist
who served on the faculty of King's College, London.
Gold was born in Vienna
, the son of lawyer Oscar Gold and his first wife, the former Emmy Kopperl. He was raised primarily by his mother. He joined King's College, London in 1945, having previously been affiliated with University College, London, and became Professor at King's College in 1971.
Gold's specialty was physical organic chemistry
. His research focused on the kinetics
of organic chemical reaction
s. He established the Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry publication series in 1963 and edited it for many years.
He initiated the development of the IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, which is published with a gold-color
ed cover and is known as the "Gold Book" in recognition of his work as its first author and compiler.
Gold became a Fellow of the Royal Society
in 1972.
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
who served on the faculty of King's College, London.
Gold was born in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, the son of lawyer Oscar Gold and his first wife, the former Emmy Kopperl. He was raised primarily by his mother. He joined King's College, London in 1945, having previously been affiliated with University College, London, and became Professor at King's College in 1971.
Gold's specialty was physical organic chemistry
Physical organic chemistry
Physical organic chemistry is the study of the interrelationships between structure and reactivity in organic molecules. It can be seen as the study of organic chemistry using tools of physical chemistry such as chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, thermochemistry, and quantum chemistry...
. His research focused on the kinetics
Chemical kinetics
Chemical kinetics, also known as reaction kinetics, is the study of rates of chemical processes. Chemical kinetics includes investigations of how different experimental conditions can influence the speed of a chemical reaction and yield information about the reaction's mechanism and transition...
of organic chemical reaction
Chemical reaction
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Chemical reactions can be either spontaneous, requiring no input of energy, or non-spontaneous, typically following the input of some type of energy, such as heat, light or electricity...
s. He established the Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry publication series in 1963 and edited it for many years.
He initiated the development of the IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, which is published with a gold-color
Gold (color)
Gold, also called golden, is one of a variety of orange-yellow color blends used to give the impression of the color of the element gold....
ed cover and is known as the "Gold Book" in recognition of his work as its first author and compiler.
Gold became a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1972.