Stewart Adams
Stewart Sanders Adams (1923 – 30 January 2019) was a British chemist. He was known for creating ibuprofen in the early 1960s.[1]
Stewart Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stewart Sanders Adams 1923 |
| Died | (aged 95) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Known for | Development of Ibuprofen |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Boots Pure Drug Company |
Adams died aged 95 at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham from pneumonia on 30 January 2019.[2]
References
- ↑ University of Birmingham
- ↑ Bunn, Matthew (31 January 2019). Dr Stewart Adams, who invented ibuprofen in Nottingham, dies at the age of 95. https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/business/inventor-ibuprofen-created-boots-nottingham-2490268. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
Other websites
- Boots
- Chemistry in your cupboard - Royal Society of Chemistry
- BBC 2006
- The ibuprofen inventor Archived 2019-02-02 at the Wayback Machine