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Robert Banks
1921-11-24 – 1989-01-03
Life & Legacy
Robert L. Banks (November 24, 1921 – January 3, 1989) was an American chemist. He was born and grew up in Piedmont, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri, Rolla, and initiated into Alpha Phi Omega in 1940. He joined the Phillips Petroleum company in 1946 and worked there until he retired in 1985. He died in Oklahoma on January 3, 1989.
Occupation & Career
chemist, inventor, engineer
Education
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Perkin Medal; National Inventors Hall of Fame; George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry · National Inventors Hall of Fame · Perkin Medal
Education & Institutions
Missouri University of Science and Technology
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National Inventors Hall of Fame
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George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3434501 · wikidata
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