Henry Eyring

Henry Eyring ( born February 20, 1901 in Colonia Juarez, Mexico, † December 26, 1981 in Salt Lake City ) was an American theoretical chemist.

Eyring his doctorate at the University of California, Berkeley. He taught at Princeton University and since 1949 at the University of Utah.

Eyring turned to a molecular reaction theory, the Eyring theory or theory is called the transition state.

In 1949 he received for his services to the rheology of the Bingham Medal. In 1975 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina, 1980, he was awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry.

Eyring was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in which he advocated a liberal interpretation of the Scriptures and against a restrictive doctrine, especially in regard to creation and evolution.

With his wife, Mildred Bennion he had three sons: Edward M. "Ted" Eyring, professor of chemistry at the University of Utah, Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Harden B. Eyring, who has worked in the administration of Higher Education of the State of Utah.

Works

  • Eyring, H. ( 1935): The activated complex in chemical reactions. J. Chem Phys. 3: 107-115
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