Nobel Laureate discovered deuterium, was part of the Manhattan Project, and developed theories on the origin of life
125th Birthday: Harold Urey
200th Birthday: Henri Sainte-Claire Deville
Eminent French chemist discovered a range of important compounds
50th Anniversary: Death of Hertha Sponer
Renowned researcher in the field of molecular spectroscopy, co-developed the Birge-Sponer method
150th Birthday: Søren Sørensen
Danish biochemist who developed the pH scale
200th Birthday: William Allen Miller
British chemist used spectroscopy to study the stars
50th Anniversary: Death of Elmer McCollum
American biochemist discovered the first vitamins
100th Birthday: Rodney R. Porter
Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine discovered the structure of antibodies
100th Birthday: Sir John Cornforth
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry explained the biosynthesis of cholesterol
165th Anniversary: Death of Johan Gadolin
Finnish chemist discovered the first rare-earth compounds
50th Anniversary: Death of Richard Kuhn
Chemistry Nobel Laureate in 1938 for his work on carotenoids and vitamins