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Richard Grenfell Thomas (29 March 1901 – 1974) was an Australian mineralogist and biochemist. He was a senior research scientist in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), ending his career as chief of the Division of Mineral Chemistry. In 1964 he and Isabel Bear scientifically described the smell of rain, for which he coined the term "petrichor".

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  • Richard Grenfell Thomas (29 March 1901 – 1974) was an Australian mineralogist and biochemist. He was a senior research scientist in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), ending his career as chief of the Division of Mineral Chemistry. In 1964 he and Isabel Bear scientifically described the smell of rain, for which he coined the term "petrichor". (en)
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  • Dick Thomas, R. G. Thomas (en)
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  • 1901-03-29 (xsd:date)
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  • University of Adelaide (en)
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  • Identification of cause of coast disease (en)
  • Naming and description of petrichor (en)
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  • Richard Grenfell Thomas (en)
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  • Dick Thomas, R. G. Thomas (en)
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  • Richard Grenfell Thomas (29 March 1901 – 1974) was an Australian mineralogist and biochemist. He was a senior research scientist in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), ending his career as chief of the Division of Mineral Chemistry. In 1964 he and Isabel Bear scientifically described the smell of rain, for which he coined the term "petrichor". (en)
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