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This week in the history of chemistry Happy New Year!
Dec 23, 1722 Axel Fredrik Cronstedt was born. He discovered nickel (Ni, element 28) and zeolites.
Dec 24, 1745 Benjamin Rush was born. He was a signer of Declaration of Independence and published the first American chemistry textbook
Dec 25, 1751 William Gregor was born. He discovered titanium (Ti, element 22).
Dec 26 1898 Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium (element 88, Ra)
Dec 26, 1928 Ali Javan was born. He was the inventor of the helium-neon laser (the first gas laser and first continuous-wave (CW) laser)
Dec 27, 1822 Louis Pasteur was born. He discovered the optical activity of tartaric acids, fermentation, decomposition, microbes, and, obviously, the anti-microbial treatment of beverages named after him (pasteurization).
Dec 28, 1944 Kary Mullis was born. He developed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for making copies of DNA and won the Nobel Prize in 1993
Dec 28, 1895 Wilhelm Röntgen announced his discovery of new rays, inspiring research that would lead to a thousand papers on X-rays within a year
Dec 28, 1944 Lewis Hastings Sarett synthesized cortisone for the first time at Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories
Dec 29, 1931 The discovery of heavy water (D2O) was announced
Dec 29, 1800 Charles Goodyear was born. He discovered the vulcanization of rubber (US patent 3,633)
Dec 30, 1913 William David Coolidge of General Electric discovered tungsten for incandescent bulb filaments (US Patent 1,082,933)
Dec 31, 1921 Gilbert Stork was born. He developed the first stereoselective synthesis of quinine
Dec 23, 1722 Axel Fredrik Cronstedt was born. He discovered nickel (Ni, element 28) and zeolites.
Dec 24, 1745 Benjamin Rush was born. He was a signer of Declaration of Independence and published the first American chemistry textbook
Dec 25, 1751 William Gregor was born. He discovered titanium (Ti, element 22).
Dec 26 1898 Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium (element 88, Ra)
Dec 26, 1928 Ali Javan was born. He was the inventor of the helium-neon laser (the first gas laser and first continuous-wave (CW) laser)
Dec 27, 1822 Louis Pasteur was born. He discovered the optical activity of tartaric acids, fermentation, decomposition, microbes, and, obviously, the anti-microbial treatment of beverages named after him (pasteurization).
Dec 28, 1944 Kary Mullis was born. He developed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for making copies of DNA and won the Nobel Prize in 1993
Dec 28, 1895 Wilhelm Röntgen announced his discovery of new rays, inspiring research that would lead to a thousand papers on X-rays within a year
Dec 28, 1944 Lewis Hastings Sarett synthesized cortisone for the first time at Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories
Dec 29, 1931 The discovery of heavy water (D2O) was announced
Dec 29, 1800 Charles Goodyear was born. He discovered the vulcanization of rubber (US patent 3,633)
Dec 30, 1913 William David Coolidge of General Electric discovered tungsten for incandescent bulb filaments (US Patent 1,082,933)
Dec 31, 1921 Gilbert Stork was born. He developed the first stereoselective synthesis of quinine
