Timeline Saturday 21 July 1923

Events on Saturday 21 July 1923 2

• 1923 – present Rudolph A. Marcus Canadian-American Chemist Canadian-born American theoretical chemist who won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Marcus theory, which explains the rate at which electrons transfer between molecules. His elegant equations illuminated fundamental processes from photosynthesis and cell metabolism to the functioning of batteries and solar cells. Born in Montreal, he taught himself theory after repeatedly breaking laboratory glassware, and continued active research past his 100th birthday. He died five days before his 103rd birthday.
• 1923 Rudolph A. Marcus born in Montreal Born Rudolph Arthur Marcus in Montreal, Quebec, to a Jewish family descended from Lithuanian immigrants. His mother was a gifted pianist and singer who encouraged his intellectual curiosity.