Polarized light microscopy Polymorphism Ultra-microanalysis Vinland Map Shroud of Turin
Awards
ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry (2000)
Scientific career
Fields
Chemistry, Microscopy, Forensic science
Institutions
Cornell University, Illinois Institute of Technology, McCrone Research Institute
Thesis
I. Derivatives of endomethylene tetrahydrophthalic acid II. Fusion methods in the study of crystals
Doctoral advisor
Clyde W. Mason
Walter Cox McCrone Jr. (June 9, 1916 – July 10, 2002) was an American chemist who worked extensively on applications of polarized light microscopy and is sometimes characterized as the "father of modern microscopy".[1][2] He was also an expert in electron microscopy, crystallography, ultra-microanalysis, and particle identification. In 1960 he founded the McCrone Research Institute, a non-profit educational and research organization for microscopy based in Chicago.
McCrone's crystallographic work on polymorphism and its pharmaceutical applications played a central role in the subsequent development of the field.[3] To the general public, McCrone was best known for his work in forensic science, especially his analyses of the Vinland Map and the Shroud of Turin. In 2000 he received the American Chemical Society's National Award in Analytical Chemistry.[4][5]
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^Varano, Cameron (2020). "Walter McCrone (1916–2002): A Life Lived Fully". Microscopy Today. 30 (3): 50–51. doi:10.1017/S1551929522000645.
^Bernstein, Joel (2020). "1. Introduction and Historical Background". Polymorphism in Molecular Crystals (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-199-65544-1.
^"ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry Recipients". American Chemical Society. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^McDermott, Kevin (2000-01-24). "ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry". Chemical & Engineering News. 78 (4): 60. doi:10.1021/cen-v078n004.p055.
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