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KENNAWAY, Sir Ernest Laurence (1881 – 1958)

KENNAWAY, Sir Ernest Laurence (1881 – 1958)

1881 – 1958

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1924 CE

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The formation of a cancer-producing substance from isoprene (2-methyl-butadiene).

KENNAWAY, Sir Ernest Laurence (1881 – 1958)
KENNAWAY, Sir Ernest Laurence (1881 – 1958)

Kennaway produced carcinogenic tars by submitting acetylene or isoprene to high temperatures in an atmosphere of hydrogen, thus proving that some carcinogens are pure hydrocarbons.