Frederick George Keyes (June 24, 1885 – April 14, 1976) was an American physical chemist. [1] [2] Keyes was most notable for inventing a method to sterilize milk using ultraviolet rays, and discovering that ultraviolet rays kill germs. [3] According to the National Academies Press, Keyes was also notable for "advances in thermodynamics, equations of state of gases, and thermodynamic properties, in particular liquid water and steam". [2]
Keyes received a B.Sc. degree from the University of Rhode Island and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Brown University.
Keyes was head of the department of chemistry at MIT, [1] and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, [1] [2] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. [4] [5]
Frederick George Keyes (June 24, 1885 – April 14, 1976) was an American physical chemist. [1] [2] Keyes was most notable for inventing a method to sterilize milk using ultraviolet rays, and discovering that ultraviolet rays kill germs. [3] According to the National Academies Press, Keyes was also notable for "advances in thermodynamics, equations of state of gases, and thermodynamic properties, in particular liquid water and steam". [2]
Keyes received a B.Sc. degree from the University of Rhode Island and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Brown University.
Keyes was head of the department of chemistry at MIT, [1] and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, [1] [2] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. [4] [5]