Peter Atkins

Peter William Atkins FRSC (born 10 August 1940) is an English chemist and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. He retired in 2007. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Quantum Mechanics. Atkins is also the author of a number of popular science books, including Atkins' Molecules, Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science and On Being.

For the bishop, see Peter Atkins (bishop). For the professor of geography, see Peter Atkins (geographer).

Peter William Atkins
Born (1940-08-10) 10 August 1940
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Alma materUniversity of Leicester
Known forAcademic-level chemistry textbooks
Spouses
Judith Kearton
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(m. 1964; div. 1983)​
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    (m. 1991; div. 2005)​
      Patricia-Jean Nobes
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      (m. 2008)​
      AwardsRSC Meldola Medal
      Scientific career
      FieldsPhysical chemistry
      Institutions
      Doctoral advisorMCR Symons
      Doctoral students
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