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Alan Davison FRS (March 24 1936 – November 14, 2015) was a British inorganic chemist known for his work on transition metals, and a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Education
He earned a B.Sc. from Swansea University in 1959, and Ph.D. from Imperial College London in 1962, supervised by Nobel Laureate Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson.
Career and research
Davison discovered the radioactive heart imaging agent Cardiolite, Technetium (99mTc) sestamibi.
Awards and honours
Davison was awarded the following:
Personal life
He died after a long illness on 14 November 2015 at the age of 79.
References
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