Cunningham Township in Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Measuring Molecular Structure

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

1. Measuring Molecular Structure Marker

Inscription. From 1961 to 1981, Professor of Chemistry Willis H. Flygare developed powerful new methods to measure the properties of molecules, culminating in the invention of the Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrometer. This apparatus and its descendants, now used in laboratories around the world, have improved our understanding of molecular structure and greatly enabled studies of the chemistry of interstellar space.

Erected by University of Illinois.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the University of Illinois series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.

Location. 40° 6.486′ N, 88° 13.553′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Illinois, in Champaign County. It is in Cunningham Township. Marker can be reached from South Mathews Avenue, 0.2 miles south of West Green Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the south entrance to Noyes Laboratory. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505 S Mathews Ave, Urbana IL 61801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (within shouting distance of this marker); Former Site of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Cyclothems

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anthropology and Society (about 400 feet away); Archaea (about 500 feet away); Channing-Murray Foundation/Unitarian Church of Urbana (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (about 500 feet away); Illini Supersweet Corn (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.

Also see . . . Willis H. Flygare (1936-1981). "He was a remarkably productive and influential scientist. He was charismatic. He had an enthusiasm for life and a sense of humor that were difficult to match. Above all, as I try to describe in the following pages, he was brave." (David Chandler, Biographical Memoirs Vol. 86, National Academy of Sciences, 2005) (Submitted on June 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

2. Measuring Molecular Structure Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.