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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Gilbert N. Lewis
| birth_date = 1875
| death_date = 1946
| fields = Physical chemistry
| work_institutions = University of California, Berkeley
| known_for = Photon naming; Lewis structures; chemical bond
}}
{{Short description|Chemist who introduced the term photon}}
{{Short description|Chemist who introduced the term photon}}
'''Gilbert N. Lewis''' (1875-1946) was an American physical chemist. He introduced the term ''photon'' in 1926 for a quantum of light.
'''Gilbert N. Lewis''' (1875-1946) was an American physical chemist. He introduced the term ''photon'' in 1926 for a quantum of light.

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Gilbert N. Lewis


Born 1875
Died 1946


Known for Photon naming; Lewis structures; chemical bond


Gilbert N. Lewis (1875-1946) was an American physical chemist. He introduced the term photon in 1926 for a quantum of light.

In the Quantum Collection, Lewis is linked with the naming history of the photon, while the physical light-quantum concept is also associated with Max Planck and Albert Einstein.

See also


Author: Harold Foppele