Duncan, Robert Kennedy

(1868–1914) chemist, writer; born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He came to the United States about 1892. After a period of teaching, he was sent to Paris by a magazine to report on the Curies' work (1901). He became a popular interpreter of science. In 1906, he decided to devote himself to the creation of a system of industrial fellowships at universities (notably at the University of Pittsburgh with help from the Mellon family) to mesh academia with the needs of industry.

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