His renewal of interest in this subject was largely stimulated by the activities of the American chemist and General Electric researcher Irving Langmuir, who between 1919 and 1921 popularized and elaborated Lewis's model.
Perhatiannya kembali pada masalah ini sebagian besar terinspirasi oleh aktivitas kimiawan Amerika dan peneliti General Electric Irving Langmuir, yang antara 1919 dan 1921 mempopulerkan dan menjelaskan model Lewis.