The Edward Harrison Memorial Prize was awarded from 1926 to 1979 by the
Chemical Society and from 1980 to 2007 by its successor the
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Royal Inst ...
to a British chemist who was under 32 years of age, and working the fields of
theoretical or
physical chemistry
Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena in chemical systems in terms of the principles, practices, and concepts of physics such as motion, energy, force, time, thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, statistica ...
. It commemorated the work of
Edward Harrison who was credited with producing the first serviceable
gas mask
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and whose work saved many lives.
In 2008 the prize was joined with the
Meldola Medal and Prize to form the
Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prizes.
Winners
Winners include
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Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prizes''
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See also
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List of chemistry awards
This list of chemistry awards is an index to articles about notable awards for chemistry. It includes awards by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society, the Society of Chemical Industry and awards by other organizations.
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Awards of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Awards established in 1926