astronomy

Maurice Morton

Maurice Morton 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 Maurice Morton rather than just read about it. In short: Maurice Morton (3 June 1913 – 23 March 1994) was a polymer author, educator, and researcher. He was the first director of the University of Akron's Institute of Rubber Research, which in 1993 was renamed the Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science.

Key takeaways

Maurice Morton belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Maurice Morton to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Maurice Morton from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Maurice Morton (3 June 1913 – 23 March 1994) was a polymer author, educator, and researcher. He was the first director of the University of Akron's Institute of Rubber Research, which in 1993 was renamed the Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science.

Personal Morton was born Meishel Abramowitz in the Russian Empire on 3 June 1913. Due to political instability following World War I, Morton's family moved from Latvia to Canada, settling in Montreal. Some of his earliest memories were of gunfire when the Russian Revolution began in St. Petersburg. He attended college at McGill University. He married Lilian Rosenbloom in 1933. The two were married for sixty years, until her death in 1993. Morton emigrated to the United States in 1948, to take a position at the University of Akron, where he would remain for his career. Morton had three children, Jay Dennis, John Alex, and Ruth.

Education 1934 – BA Chemistry at McGill University 1945 – PhD Chemistry, McGill University on the topic of emulsion copolymerization of butadiene-styrene (SBR) rubber.

Career 1936 – 1941 Chief Chemist - Johns Manville, Quebec 1941 – 1944 Chief Chemist - Congoleum Canada, Montreal 1945 – 1948 Assistant Professor and department head at Concordia University 1948 – hired by George S. Whitby as assistant director of rubber research for the U. S. Government Rubber Research Program's at the University of Akron. Some of his first accomplishments were the design and execution of experiments to confirm theories developed by Paul J. Flory. 1952 – upon retirement of Prof. Whitby, the university appointed Morton as the first Professor of Polymer Chemistry, and assistant director of the chemistry department. 1956 – founded the Ph.D. program in Polymer Chemistry at the university's Institute of Rubber Research 1962 – served as chairman of the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry. 1993 – retired as Regents Professor Emeritus of Polymer Chemistry Morton held three patents in polymer chemistry. He wrote more than 100 technical articles over his career, as well as widely used texts. His most cited research article treated the subject of anionic polymerization of vinyl monomers.

Awards and Recognitions 1979 – Colwyn medal of the Plastics and Rubber Institute of Great Britain 1985 – Charles Goodyear Medal from the ACS Rubber Division 1988 – Paul J. Flory Polymer Education Award 1990 – Médaille de la Ville de Paris 1991 – Honorary Doctorate, University of Akron 1994 – International Rubber Science Hall of Fame

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Maurice Morton

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Maurice Morton 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 Maurice Morton 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 Maurice Morton 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 Maurice Morton

In research: Maurice Morton 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 Maurice Morton 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: Maurice Morton is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1913 births, 1994 deaths, Canadian emigrants to the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Maurice Morton 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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How to study Maurice Morton in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Maurice Morton 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.

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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.

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