Question: Facts: - residence: u.s. - caption: george m. whitesides , 2010 - field: chemistry , nanotechnology - work institution: harvard university microfabrication , microfluidics , and nanotechnology . - birth date: 3 august 1939 - name: george mcclelland whitesides - nationality: american - image: file : george whitesides hd2010 othmer gold medal portrait6.jpg - birth place: louisville , kentucky , u.s. Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george m. whitesides .
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george m. whitesides -lrb- born august 3 , 1939 -rrb- is an american chemist and professor of chemistry at harvard university .he is best known for his work in the areas of nmr spectroscopy , organometallic chemistry , molecular self-assembly , soft lithography , microfabrication , microfluidics , and nanotechnology .a prolific author and patent holder who has received many awards , he received the highest hirsch index rating of all living chemists in 2011 .