William J. Sparks

William J. Sparks
William J. Sparks
Born	February 26, 1905
Died	October 23, 1976 (aged 71)
Known for	co-inventor Butyl rubber
Awards	Perkin Medal (1964); Charles Goodyear Medal (1966)
	Scientific career
Fields	Polymer science
Institutions	Exxon

William Joseph Sparks (February 26, 1905 – October 23, 1976) was a chemist at Exxon. As an inventor, his most important contribution was the development of butyl rubber.^[1]^[2]

Sparks served as president of the American Chemical Society in 1966 and chairman of the National Research Council's Division of Chemistry and Technology from July 1953 to June 1955.^[3] Sparks was the holder of 145 patents.^[4] Sparks was posthumously inducted to the American Inventor Hall of Fame in the Spring of 2016.^[5]

Sparks was a firm believer in the benefits that innovation could provide to society. However, he was concerned that the education of the upcoming scientific generation did not include the awakening of the social consciousness.^[6] He stated that "the scientific profession has become much larger than medicine, law or the clergy. Yet, many young scientists are not taught by their professors to feel an obligation to society in their work."^[6] Sparks believed that good science should benefit the world in which we live, contending that "Science without purpose is an art without responsibility."^[6]

Honors and awards

1954 Awarded American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal
1963 Awarded Charles Goodyear Medal for the functionality of elastomers.^[7]
1964 Awarded the Perkin Medal
1965 Awarded the Priestley Medal
1965 Awarded the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement^[8]
1967 Elected to National Academy of Engineering
1970 Awarded Chemical Pioneer Award
The ACS Rubber Division's Sparks-Thomas award is named after Sparks and Butyl rubber co-inventor Robert M. Thomas.^[9]
2016 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee

References

^ Memorial Tributes. 1979. doi:10.17226/578. ISBN 978-0-309-02889-9.
^ R. M. Thomas, I. E. Lightbown, W. J. Sparks, P. K. Frolich, and E. V. Murphree (1941) Butyl Rubber. A New Hydrocarbon Product. Rubber Chemistry and Technology: March 1941, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 177-195.
^ "Department of Chemistry: Indiana University Bloomington" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
^ Memorial Tributes. 1979. doi:10.17226/578. ISBN 978-0-309-02889-9.
^ "William Sparks 2016 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c Memorial Tributes. 1979. doi:10.17226/578. ISBN 978-0-309-02889-9.
^ Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 1, 275-278 (1979)
^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
^ "Science & Technology Awards | Rubber Division, ACS".

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[1] Memorial Tributes. 1979. doi:10.17226/578. ISBN 978-0-309-02889-9.

[2] R. M. Thomas, I. E. Lightbown, W. J. Sparks, P. K. Frolich, and E. V. Murphree (1941) Butyl Rubber. A New Hydrocarbon Product. Rubber Chemistry and Technology: March 1941, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 177-195.

[3] "Department of Chemistry: Indiana University Bloomington" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2009-06-19.

[4] Memorial Tributes. 1979. doi:10.17226/578. ISBN 978-0-309-02889-9.

[5] "William Sparks 2016 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-23.

[books.nap.edu-6] Memorial Tributes. 1979. doi:10.17226/578. ISBN 978-0-309-02889-9.

[7] Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 1, 275-278 (1979)

[8] "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.

[9] "Science & Technology Awards | Rubber Division, ACS".

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