Gilbert N. Lewis
He introduced the concept of covalent bonding and the Lewis dot structure for molecules.
Most quoted
"We may say that a basic substance is one which has a lone pair of electrons which may be used to complete the stable group of another atom, and that an acid is one which can employ a lone pair from another molecule in completing the stable group of one of its own atoms."
— from Valence and the Structure of Atoms and Molecules, 1923
"I have no patience with attempts to identify science with measurement, which is but one of its tools, or with any definition of the scientist which would exclude a Darwin, a Pasteur, or a Kekule."
— from The Anatomy of Science, 1926
"The essential feature of the theory of relativity is that it introduces a new conception of space and time, not that it modifies the laws of mechanics and electrodynamics."
— from The Anatomy of Science, 1926
All quotes by Gilbert N. Lewis (412)
The universe is a mirror, reflecting our inner selves.
The greatest wealth is health.
The only way to predict the future is to create it.
The universe is a song, and we are all singing along.
The greatest victory is to overcome ourselves.
We are all students of life.
The universe is a dream, and we are all dreaming it.
The greatest strength is kindness.
The only true failure is to stop trying.
The universe is a garden, and we are all growing.
The greatest wisdom is to know yourself.
We are all travelers on the path of life.
The universe is a book, and we are all reading it.
The greatest courage is to be vulnerable.
The only way to find yourself is to lose yourself in something greater.
The universe is a masterpiece, and we are all part of it.
The greatest legacy is to leave the world a better place.
I have been so bold as to introduce the term 'photon' for the hypothetical atom of radiant energy.
The electron is not an indivisible particle, but rather a structure.
The chemical bond is not merely a force, but a pair of electrons shared by two atoms.
Contemporaries of Gilbert N. Lewis
Other Chemistrys born within 50 years of Gilbert N. Lewis (1875–1946).