Sidney Milton Edelstein (22 Jan 1912 – 18 Sep 1994) was an American chemist, inventor and industrialist.
Life
He was born on 22 January 1912 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, into a Jewish family.
He was married to Mildred Citron Edelstein.
He died on 18 September 1994 (aged 82) in Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Education
He attended Baylor High School.
He gained admission, at the age of sixteen, to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He graduated from MIT in 1932. There he developed expertise in the chemistry of cellulose and in textile microscopy.
Career
He was the founder in 1945 of the Dexter Chemical Corporation in the Borough of the Bronx, New York City.
Awards and honours
Several awards and honours were either started by Sidney Milton Edelstein or are named after him:
HIST Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry
Sidney Edelstein Prize
He holds a number of patents related to the preparation of cellulose solutions.
See also
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chemical Engineering
References
External links