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Henry Taube was born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan, on 30 November 1915.
Henry Taube FRSC was a Canadian-born American chemist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "his work in the mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes.".

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Nobel Prize winner Henry Taube, who described how electrons hop between molecules during chemical reactions, has died at age 89. He died Wednesday at his home on the campus of Stanford University, where he had taught since 1962, it was reported Friday.

His 1983 Nobel Prize in chemistry noted 18 specific instances in which Taube had "been first with major discoveries in the entire field of chemistry," calling him "one of the most creative research workers of our age," The Los Angeles Times said.

Taube found that electrically charged atoms had to form a chemical bridge before electrons could move between them. Previously, scientists thought these reactions simply involved the transfer of electrons.

Born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan, Taube, a son of immigrant farmers from Russia, earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Saskatchewan. He completed his doctoral degree at the University of California, Berkeley in 1940.

He taught at Cornell University and the University of Chicago before joining Stanford.

Taube is survived by his wife, Mary; two sons, a daughter a

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The life and legacy of Henry Taube, Nobel Prize winner

“Find Something to love and work at it really hard.” – Heinrich Taube, Henry’s son, from his Memorial Service on February 6, 2006 at Stanford University.

On October 19, 1983, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Henry Taube would be the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the mechanism of electron transfer reactions in metal complexes. Taube’s work uncovered how electrons are exchanged between metals — an important step that facilitates chemical reactions such as redox reactions.

With his win, Taube joined fellow laureates like his colleague and friend Linus Pauling and former University of Saskatchewan physicist Gerhard Herzberg.

During his time at the University of Saskatchewan, Taube enrolled in two of Herzberg courses, atomic spectroscopy and nuclear physics. Taube appreciated Herzberg’s approach to teaching and described him as “the clearest lecturer that I had up to that time and perhaps the clearest ever.”

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Henry Taube facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Henry Taube

Born	(1915-11-30)November 30, 1915 Neudorf, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	November 16, 2005(2005-11-16) (aged 89) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Nationality	Canadian United States
Alma mater	University of Saskatchewan(B.Sc.) (1935) University of Saskatchewan(M.Sc) (1937) University of California, Berkeley(Ph.D) (1940)
Known for	Inner sphere electron transfer
Awards	National Medal of Science(1976) Welch Award in Chemistry (1983) Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1983) NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1983) Priestley Medal (1985)
Scientific career
Institutions	Cornell University, University of Chicago, Stanford University
Doctoral advisor	John Spinks

Henry Taube, FRSC (November 30, 1915 – November 16, 2005) was a Canadian-born American chemist noted for having been awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "his work in the mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes." He was the second Canadian-born chemist to