This week in the history of chemistry #1

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Of course, there's so much exciting history of chemistry that we don't have room for it all, so I'll just pick a few highlights...

Oct 2 William Ramsay was born in 1852: co-discovered neon, argon, krypton, and xenon; isolated helium
Oct 3 John Gorrie was born in 1803. He was awarded the first refrigerator patent (US #8080).
Oct 4 James Lind was born in 1716, He found the cause and cure of scurvy to be dietary
Oct 5 Chemical Society of Union College, precursor of the American Chemical Society was founded in 1861
Oct 6 Humphry Davy, working at the Royal Institution, was the first to isolate potassium in 1807
Oct 7 Niels Bohr was born in 1885. He developed the quantized planetary model of the atom and explained the hydrogen atom spectrum
Oct 8 Henry-Louis Le Chatelier was born in 1850. He explained the effects of pressure and temperature on chemical equilibrium (Le Chatelier's principle)
Oct 9 Hermann Emil Fischer was born in 1852. He was first to synthesize sugars and studied their stereochemistry (Fischer projections), and synthesized uric acid, caffeine, and other organic compounds; Won the Nobel Prize in 1902

 

[kireek]

Following along.I wish I had more time to study history.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Glad you found it interesting.

 

[tyler1503]

Following along with these threads. I've always loved "this week in history" type articles

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I'd have to say I'm happily surprised. After I posted it, it seemed rather esoteric and perhaps only of interest to chemists, but maybe both of you are.

I'll probably start a new thread each week so it doesn't get too hard to find the current week's post.

I could sticky it for a week if that would make it easier to find.

 

[tyler1503]

I'd have to say I'm happily surprised. After I posted it, it seemed rather esoteric and perhaps only of interest to chemists, but maybe both of you are.

I'll probably start a new thread each week so it doesn't get too hard to find the current week's post.

I could sticky it for a week if that would make it easier to find.

A chemist? Nope, I work in a cheese factory
I'm just intrigued by the ideas of people far smarter than I am. Even if it does take a lot of research to figure most of it out haha. Knowledge is a great thing

 

[kireek]

A chemist? Nope, I work in a cheese factory
I'm just intrigued by the ideas of people far smarter than I am. Even if it does take a lot of research to figure most of it out haha. Knowledge is a great thing

I agree completely(except for the bit about the cheese factory).My son and the series Connections got me interested in history.

 

[moulton712]

Randy, thank you for all your posts. More people view your posts everyday, even though we don't comment. Most if not all your post and replies are A+.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Thanks!

Happy Reefing.