Eric Rideal
Sir Eric Rideal | |
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| Professor of Physical Chemistry, King's College, London | |
| In office 1950–1955 | |
| Fullerian Professor of Chemistry, Royal Institution | |
| In office 1946–1949 | |
| Professor of Colloid Science, University of Cambridge | |
| In office 1930–1946 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Keightley Rideal 11 April 1890 Sydenham, Kent, England |
| Died | 25 September 1974 (aged 84) West Kensington, London, England |
| Education | Trinity Hall, Cambridge University of Bonn |
| Occupation | Physical chemist |
Sir Eric Keightley Rideal (11 April 1890 – 25 September 1974) was a British physical chemist. He worked on a wide range of subjects, including electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, catalysis, electrophoresis, colloids and surface chemistry. He is best known for the Eley–Rideal mechanism, which he proposed in 1938 with Daniel D. Eley. He is also known for the textbook that he authored, An Introduction to Surface Chemistry (1926), and was awarded honours for the research he carried out during both World Wars and for his services to chemistry.