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| Born | (1936-03-24)24 March 1936 |
| Died | 14 November 2015(2015-11-14) (aged 79) |
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| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
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| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Studies on the chemistry of transition metal carbonyls (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey Wilkinson |
Alan DavisonFRS[1] (24 March 1936 — 14 November 2015) was a British inorganic chemist known for his work on transition metals, and a professor atMassachusetts Institute of Technology.[2]
He earned a B.Sc. fromSwansea University in 1959, and Ph.D. fromImperial College London in 1962,[3] supervised by Nobel Laureate SirGeoffrey Wilkinson.[4]
Davison discovered the radioactive heart imaging agent Cardiolite,Technetium (99mTc) sestamibi.[5]
He was recipient of the following:[4]
Davison died after a long illness on 14 November 2015 at the age of 79.[1][6]
In an episode ofFriday Night Dinner, family patriarch and chemistry enthusiast Martin Goodman mishears the name "Alison" as "Alan Davison".[citation needed]
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