17 Facts About Richard Bader

Richard Bader was born in 1931 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Richard Bader's parents were Albert Bader and Alvina Bader, who immigrated from Switzerland.

Richard Bader's father was a butcher at Burns Pride of Canada and his mother was a housekeeper at Kitchener Hospital of Waterloo.

Richard Bader received a scholarship from McMaster University that allowed him to earn a BSC in 1953.

Richard Bader's father was his best supporter who encouraged him and taught him to "never quit" his education and his dream.

Richard Bader finished his master's degree in science at McMaster University in 1955.

Richard Bader obtained a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Richard Bader did postdoctoral work at MIT and the University of Cambridge.

Richard Bader was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Ottawa in 1959 and promoted to associate professor in 1962.

Richard Bader moved to McMaster University as associate professor in 1963, became full Professor in 1966 and was Emeritus Professor until 1996.

Richard Bader was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1980.

Richard Bader was a fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada.

Richard Bader was elected a Grand Fellow of the MIRCE Academy, Exeter, UK, in 2010.

Richard Bader discovered that electron density is very important in explaining the behavior of atoms in the molecules.

Richard Bader fought hard for his revolutionary ideas and found it difficult to publish.

Richard Bader said: 'We had a lot of deep discussions, and it started to occur to me that chemistry was in a real bind because we had this very powerful molecular structure hypothesis that came from the cauldron of experimental physics.

Richard Bader married Pamela Kozenof, a nurse from New Zealand, in 1958.