Clinton Paul Townsend

Clinton Paul Townsend
Born(1868-07-31)July 31, 1868
Fulton, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 3, 1931(1931-08-03) (aged 63)

Clinton Paul Townsend (July 31, 1868 – August 3, 1931) was chemist known for the development of the Townsend cell for the chloralkali process.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "In Memoriam Townsend" (PDF). The Fulton Patriot. August 20, 1931. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Thomas F.; Bommaraju, Tilak V.; Hine, Fumio (2005). "History of the Chlor-Alkali Industry". Handbook of Chlor-Alkali Technology. p. 17. doi:10.1007/0-306-48624-5_2. ISBN 0306486245.
  3. ^ Meikle, Jeffrey L (1995). American Plastic: A Cultural History. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813522357.
  4. ^ Penelope Ploughman, PhD (2013-03-25). Love Canal. Arcadia. ISBN 9781439641996.


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