In memory of Ben S. Freiser (1951–1997)

✍ Scribed by R. Graham Cooks

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 28 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0951-4198
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(19980314)12:5<276::aid-rcm150>3.0.co;2-w

✦ Synopsis

of the University of Arizona, Ben's father, was part of a two-man mutual admiration society. Ben was a great booster of his father, as a scientist and a person and Henry reciprocated fully.

Ben Freiser's scientific achievements were concentrated in the area of metal ion chemistry which he studied using ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. He was a brilliant experimentalist with an unerring instinct for selecting problems of fundamental significance. His work has been characterized by a number of pioneering developments which have had a significant impact on a broad crosssection of chemistry. He was recognized for his