Born June 9, 1918 (Yes, he's 90 and still going strong) John D. Roberts got his BA in 1941 and his PhD in 1944 from UCLA. After working as a professor at MIT, Roberts moved to Cal Tech, where he has remained ever since. He has made important contributions to physical organic chemistry--specifically in the areas of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, resonance in organic chemistry, structural determination, and kinetics.
He has written books on various topics in a manner that is quite easy to read, even if you don't know much about chemistry or anything for that matter. This is one of the many reasons why he has been selected as the chemist of the day--not only has he made significant advances in diverse areas of chemistry, he has very effectively developed and documented these ideas for new generations of chemists and he continues to serve as an inspiration to us all.
Below is a list of some of his important books, all of which I highly recommend to anyone interested in organic chemistry.
Roberts, J.D. : Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Mc-Graw-Hill, New York, 1959.
Roberts, J.D. : Notes on Molecular Orbital Calculations. W. A. Benjamin, New York, 1961. [one of my particular favorites!]
Roberts, J.D. : An Introduction to the Analysis of Spin-Spin Splittings in High Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra. W. A. Benjamin, New York, 1961.
Roberts, J.D., Caserio, M. : Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry. W. A. Benjamin, New York, 1977.
Roberts, J.D. : At the Right Place at the Right Time. ACS-Books, Amer. Chem. Soc., 1990.
Roberts, J.D. : ABC's of FT-NMR. University Science Books, 2000.
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