Hubert Alyea, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHubert Alyea
American chemist and professor
Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1903
Date of Death: 19-Oct-1996
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Hubert Alyea
- Hubert Newcombe Alyea (October 10, 1903 – October 19, 1996) was an American professor of chemistry at Princeton University.
- His explosive chemistry demonstrations earned him the nickname "Dr.
- Boom." He was famous around the world for his "zany, eccentric" public lectures on science, which "were as much performance as professorship." Alyea served as inspiration for the title character in the 1961 film The Absent-Minded Professor. In 1984, Alyea received the Joseph Priestley award.
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