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Peter Doyle (chemist)

Peter Doyle (chemist) is a chemistry 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 Peter Doyle (chemist) rather than just read about it. In short: Peter Doyle OBE (20 December 1921 – 31 December 2004) was a British chemist. Career Doyle obtained his degree from the University of London in 1944.

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Reference excerpt

Peter Doyle OBE (20 December 1921 – 31 December 2004) was a British chemist.

Career Doyle obtained his degree from the University of London in 1944. In 1952 he obtained a position at Beecham Laboratories in Betchworth, and became Director of Research at Beecham Pharmaceuticals in 1962. Along with Ralph Batchelor, George Rolinson, and John Nayler, he was part of the team at Betchworth that discovered and synthesised new penicillins. A Royal Society of Chemistry blue plaque now marks this discovery. Doyle retired in 1983.

Awards Doyle was given the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries' Gold Medal in Therapeutics in 1964 (awarded jointly with Dr. G N Rolinson). In 1971, he was among a group awarded the Royal Society's Mullard Medal. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1977 New Year Honours "for services to the pharmaceutical industry".

Private life Frank Peter Doyle and Joan Edith English married in Ilford in 1946 and had three children: Colin Peter (1949), Robert Allan (1951) and Hilary Joan (1960). Joan Edith Doyle died on 14 June 2005.

References

External links Peter Doyle on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Peter Doyle (chemist)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Peter Doyle (chemist) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, 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 Peter Doyle (chemist) 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 Peter Doyle (chemist) 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 Peter Doyle (chemist)

In research: Peter Doyle (chemist) appears in chemistry 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 Peter Doyle (chemist) 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: Peter Doyle (chemist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1921 births, 2004 deaths, 20th-century British chemists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Peter Doyle (chemist) 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 Peter Doyle (chemist) in simple terms?

Peter Doyle OBE (20 December 1921 – 31 December 2004) was a British chemist. Career Doyle obtained his degree from the University of London in 1944.

Why does Peter Doyle (chemist) matter?

Because it connects several chemistry 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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