33 events with tag "chemistry"
1527
ID: 5479
Paracelsus introduces use of chemical remedies including mercury, sulfur, iron and arsenic in medicine, revolutionizing pharmacology
ID: 5479
1530
ID: 5481
Paracelsus coins term 'zinc' (Zink) and describes properties of the metal, contributing to metallurgy
ID: 5481
1746
ID: 525
John Roebuck develops lead chamber process for sulfuric acid production in Birmingham
ID: 525
1751
ID: 542
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt discovers nickel in Sweden
ID: 542
1766
ID: 570
Henry Cavendish discovers hydrogen gas using mathematical analysis
ID: 570
1774
ID: 585
Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovers chlorine in Sweden
ID: 585
1775
ID: 590
French Academy offers prize for producing soda ash from salt, spurring industrial chemistry research
ID: 590
1789
ID: 636
Lavoisier proves conservation of mass using mathematical balance: 'Nothing is lost, nothing created'
ID: 636
1791
ID: 644
Nicolas Leblanc patents process for producing sodium carbonate - first major chemical industry
ID: 644
1797
ID: 664
Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin discovers chromium - new possibilities in steel alloys and pigments
ID: 664
1807
ID: 690
Humphry Davy isolates potassium and sodium using electrolysis
ID: 690
1808
ID: 694
Humphry Davy isolates barium, calcium, magnesium, and strontium
ID: 694
1821
ID: 745
Friedrich Wohler synthesizes urea from inorganic compounds - bridges inorganic and organic chemistry
ID: 745
1826
ID: 768
Otto Unverdorben discovers aniline - later crucial for synthetic dye production
ID: 768
1834
ID: 802
Justus von Liebig establishes laboratory at University of Giessen - trains future industrial chemists
ID: 802
1838
ID: 815
Justus von Liebig develops artificial fertilizer, founding agricultural chemistry industry
ID: 815
1839
ID: 817
Louis Daguerre perfects photography using mathematical analysis of light and chemistry
ID: 817
1859
ID: 917
Kirchhoff and Bunsen develop spectroscopy at German universities - revolutionizes astronomy and chemistry
ID: 917
1865
ID: 948
August Kekule proposes ring structure of benzene at University of Bonn
ID: 948
1874
ID: 5709
Synthetic vanillin first produced from pine bark - now 99% of vanilla flavoring is artificial
ID: 5709
1907
ID: 1171
Leo Baekeland begins experiments leading to Bakelite development
ID: 1171
1908
ID: 1177
Fritz Haber develops the Haber process for synthesizing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen, revolutionizing fertilizer production
ID: 1177
1913
ID: 1222
BASF begins commercial production of ammonia using the Haber-Bosch process at Ludwigshafen
ID: 1222
1916
ID: 1239
Germany begins producing synthetic rubber due to Allied blockades, accelerating polymer science
ID: 1239
1918
ID: 1271
Hermann Staudinger proposes macromolecular theory of polymers, foundation for modern polymer science
ID: 1271
1922
ID: 1314
Hermann Oberth publishes work on rocket fuels, connecting chemistry with aerospace materials
ID: 1314
1925
ID: 5608
German chemical industry develops synthetic cutting fluids - improved cooling and lubrication increases tool life 300%
ID: 5608
1926
ID: 1340
Synthetic methanol first produced commercially on a large scale
ID: 1340
1945
ID: 1567
The atomic bomb demonstrates the power of nuclear materials and chemistry
ID: 1567
1985
ID: 4499
Discovery of fullerenes (C60) predicted by mathematical symmetry
ID: 4499
2016
ID: 3294
Paris Climate Agreement drives investment in sustainable chemistry and materials
ID: 3294
2024
ID: 340
Mote implements gas diffusion system for oxygen and CO2 distribution in environment
ID: 340
2024
ID: 357
Peter Whidden cites Powder Toy as early influence from chemistry class
ID: 357