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With this Ruby Laser, George Porter Sped up Photochemistry

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When the future Nobel-winning chemist George Porter arrived as a Ph.D. George Porter’s flash of insight at a lighting factory On a trip to collect a mercury arc lamp for the searchlight, Porter saw flash lamps being made at a Siemens factory. Porter viewed his contributions to photochemistry as essential to the future of the planet.

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