astronomy

Kenneth Wade

Kenneth Wade is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kenneth Wade rather than just read about it. In short: Kenneth Wade, (1932–2014) was a British chemist and professor emeritus at Durham University. Early life and education Kenneth Wade was born in Sleaford on 13 October 1932, the second son of Harry Kennington Wade and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Wade.

Key takeaways

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Connect Kenneth Wade to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kenneth Wade from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kenneth Wade, (1932–2014) was a British chemist and professor emeritus at Durham University.

Early life and education Kenneth Wade was born in Sleaford on 13 October 1932, the second son of Harry Kennington Wade and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Wade. He was educated at Carre's Grammar School, and graduated from the University of Nottingham as the first PhD student (1954–1957) of Norman Greenwood, and Cornell University.

Career After spending two years as a post-doctoral student at the University of Cambridge and two further years lecturing successively at Cornell University and Derby College of Technology, in 1961 Wade became a Lecturer at Durham University. In 1971, he was appointed Senior Lecturer and was promoted to Reader in 1977. Between 1983 and 1998, he was Professor of Chemistry at the university and served, between 1986 and 1989, as chairman of its Department of Chemistry. Wade's Rules, also known as polyhedral skeletal electron pair theory, are a set of electron counting rules to predict the shapes of borane clusters.

Awards 1982: Main Group Award, Royal Society of Chemistry. 1999: Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry. 1989: Fellow, Royal Society. 1999: Ludwig Mond Award, Royal Society of Chemistry. 2012: Chancellor's Medal, University of Durham.

References

External links "Collection of articles dedicated to Professor Ken Wade, F.R.S. in celebration of his seventy-fifth birthday", Dalton Transactions, 3 April 2008

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kenneth Wade

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kenneth Wade claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kenneth Wade before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kenneth Wade ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kenneth Wade

In research: Kenneth Wade appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kenneth Wade in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kenneth Wade is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1932 births, 2014 deaths, Alumni of the University of Nottingham, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kenneth Wade outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Kenneth Wade in simple terms?

Kenneth Wade, (1932–2014) was a British chemist and professor emeritus at Durham University. Early life and education Kenneth Wade was born in Sleaford on 13 October 1932, the second son of Harry Kennington Wade and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Wade.

Why does Kenneth Wade matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kenneth Wade?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Kenneth Wade.