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F. Sherwood Rowland
American chemist (–)
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Frank Sherwood "Sherry"[4] Rowland (June 28, &#;– March 10, ) was an American Nobel laureate and a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine.
His research was on atmospheric chemistry and chemical kinetics. His best-known work was the discovery that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion.[5][6]
Education and early life
Born in Delaware, Ohio, Rowland received a majority of his education in public schools and, due to accelerated promotion was able to graduate high school several weeks before his 16th birthday.[7] In the summers during his high school career, Frank was entrusted to run the local weather service station.
This was Rowland's first exposure to systematic experimentation and data collection. After entering Ohio Wesleyan University, Rowland w