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Mar 22, 1882 Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada Died on 12 Mar 1953 (aged 70)
Canadian chemist
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About James William Mcbain
- James William McBain FRS (March 22, 1882 – March 12, 1953) was a Canadian chemist. He gained a Master of Arts at Toronto University and a Doctor of Science at Heidelberg University. He carried out pioneering work in the area of micelles at the University of Bristol.
- As early as 1913 he postulated the existence of "colloidal ions", now known as micelles, to explain the good electrolytic conductivity of sodium palmitate solutions.
- He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 1923 He won their Davy Medal in 1939.
