Clyde A. Hutchison, Jr.

Clyde Allen Hutchison Jr. (May 5, 1913 – August 29, 2005) was an American chemist notable for his research in magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Hutchison was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and Hutchison participated in the Manhattan Project. The University of Chicago said that Hutchison "pioneered research in magnetic resonance spectroscopy".

Chronology 1913: born May 5 in Alliance, Ohio. 1933: a bachelor's degree from Cedarville College 1937: Ph.D. from Ohio State University 1937–1939: a National Research Council Fellow and worked with Nobel laureate Harold Urey at Columbia University 1939: an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Buffalo 1940–1945: member of the Manhattan Project at Columbia University and the University of Virginia 1945–1983: member of the faculty of the University of Chicago's Department of Chemistry chairman of the department of chemistry 1959-1963 elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1963 1983: retirement 2005: died of prostate cancer on Aug. 29 at Montgomery Place Retirement Community in Chicago at age 92