Sidney M. Cadwell
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Sidney Marsh Cadwell (5 March 1893 – 24 June 1986) noted as discoverer of anti-oxidants for rubber.[2] Cadwell published perhaps the first scientific study of the fatigue behavior of rubber.[3]
Born5 March 1893
Died24 June 1986 (aged 93)
EducationUniversity of Chicago
KnownforAnti-oxidants and durability of rubber
Sidney M. Cadwell | |
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| Born | 5 March 1893 |
| Died | 24 June 1986 (aged 93) |
| Education | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Anti-oxidants and durability of rubber |
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| Fields | Polymer science |
| Workplaces | United States Rubber Company |
Cadwell served as Chairman of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society in 1935 and was named the 1956 Charles Goodyear Medalist.
- PhD University of Chicago 1917 supervised by Julius Stieglitz[4], Frederick W. Stavely was a classmate[5]
- World War I Captain in the Chemical Warfare Service.
- 1919 joined United States Rubber Company
- 1966 as director of Institute of Applied Chemistry and Physics at Wayne State University, received the Midgley Award of the ACS Detroit Section[6]
