Frederic Kipping undertook much of the pioneering work on silicon polymers and coined the term silicone.
15 Facts About Frederic Kipping
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Frederic Kipping was born in Salford, Lancashire, England, the son of James Kipping, a Bank of England official, and Julia Du Val, a daughter of painter Charles Allen Du Val.
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Frederic Kipping was educated at Manchester Grammar School before enrolling in 1879 at Owens College for an external degree from the University of London.
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In 1890, Kipping was appointed chief demonstrator in chemistry for the City and Guilds of London Institute, where he worked for the chemist Henry Edward Armstrong.
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Frederic Kipping undertook much of the pioneering work into the development of silicon polymers at Nottingham.
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Frederic Kipping pioneered the study of the organic compounds of silicon and coined the term silicone.
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Frederic Kipping's research formed the basis for the worldwide development of the synthetic rubber and silicone-based lubricant industries.
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Frederic Kipping co-wrote, with Perkin, a standard textbook on organic chemistry.
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Frederic Kipping was awarded the Longstaff Medal by the Chemistry Society in 1909.
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Frederic Kipping was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in June, 1897.
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Frederic Kipping was awarded their Davy Medal in 1918 and delivered their Bakerian Lecture in 1936 and was awarded a Royal Society Bakerian Medal in the same year.
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Frederic Kipping retired in 1936 and died in Criccieth, Wales in 1949.
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Frederic Kipping married Lilian Holland in 1888, one of three sisters, and both his brothers-in-law were eminent scientists themselves: Arthur Lapworth and William Henry Perkin, Jr.
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From 1949 his son Barry Frederic Kipping was the sole editor.
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Perkin and Frederic Kipping published a text book on Inorganic Chemistry, first published in 1911.