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Taylor, Guy Baker, 1888-

Existence:
 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1888-10-05-

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Guy B. Taylor papers

 Collection
Accession: 2643
Abstract:

Guy B. Taylor (1888-1972) worked at the DuPont Company, where he specialized in the oxidation of ammonia, the method of contact catalysis, and the synthesis of acetylene. His fragmentary papers document his career as a research chemist and include an autobiographical notebook that chronicles his life from childhood to retirement, Princeton dissertation on the dissociation of mercuric oxide, technical papers, patents, and papers from employment at DuPont's Experimental Station.

Dates: 1913-1968