John Bockris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Bockris

electrochemist

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1923

Place of Birth: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Date of Death: 07-Jul-2013

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Bernhardt Patrick John O’Mara Bockris (23 January 1923 – 7 July 2013) was a professor of chemistry, latterly at Texas A&M University.
During his long and prolific career he published some 700 papers and two dozen books.
His best known work is in electrochemistry but his output also extended to environmental chemistry, photoelectrochemistry and bioelectrochemistry.
In the 1990s he experimented with cold fusion and transmutation, topics on which his unorthodox views provoked controversy.