Milton Burton
Milton Burton | |
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| Born | March 4, 1902 Stapleton, New York, USA |
| Died | November 10, 1985 (aged 83) Mishawaka, Indiana, USA |
| Education | New York University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | New York University University of Chicago University of Notre Dame |
| Doctoral advisor | Francis Owen Rice |
Milton Burton (March 4, 1902 – November 10, 1985) was an American chemist, a pioneer in the field of radiation chemistry and radiobiology. He founded the Radiation Laboratory at University of Notre Dame in 1949 and served as its director from 1963 to 1971. He proposed the G value for describing the chemical yield in radiolytic reactions. He is often referred to as the godfather of radiation chemistry.