Howard Kerr Poet Clerihew

Five Great Chemists

Robert Boyle 
First latter-day chemist Robert Boyle,
never immune to laboratory toil,
practical laws on volume and pressure,
inherited as a science world treasure

Svante Arrhenius 
The bright Swedish type named Arrhenius,
was renowned for his passionate genius,
in the physics and chemistry realm,
do his practical concepts still overwhelm 

Dorothy Hodgkin
Nobel prize winner Dorothy Hodgkin,
her superior mind stoked invention,
advancing technique of x-rays,
biology structures forever amaze 

Irene Joliot-Curie
Elder offspring of Marie-Curie,
whose breakthrough would stun a grand jury,
induced radiation, her husband and she,
bombarded a nucleus, grateful are we

Alice Ball
Proud nerve ailments sage  Alice Ball,
whose leprosy tract I duly recall,
first African US Hawain school  graduate,
awarded a master’s for “Method” immaculate

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Andrea Dietrich November 15, 2023 at 1:37 PM My favorite was Curie.. So amazing what they all did. Nice set/

Sara Kendrick November 15, 2023 at 5:38 AM Thanks for sharing your knowledge of these gifted and caring people who worked to help all of mankind. Your visit to my page was uplifting. Sara K

Regina Elliott November 12, 2023 at 1:45 PM Without the work of chemists, where would we be? Outstanding clerihew, Howard. Very noteworthy one. All the best. ~