Kenneth Pitzer

American chemist (1914–1997).

Born January 6th, 1914 in Pomona.

Died December 26th, 1997 at 83 years old in Berkeley.

Occupations
chemist, non-fiction writer, university teacher
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon