Nobel Laureate and co-inventor of the Haber-Bosch process (1874 – 1940)
75th Anniversary: Carl Bosch’s Death
200th Birthday: Maxwell Simpson
Eminent Irish organic chemist was the first to synthesize succinic acid
75th Anniversary: Discovery of Carbon 14
Enabling breakthroughs in biochemistry and archaeology
150th Anniversary: Kekulé's Benzene Structure
Kekulé's groundbreaking idea was published in 1865
60th Anniversary: William M. Burton's Death
William M. Burton developed the first commercially successful cracking process for crude oil
50th Anniversary: Hans von Euler-Chelpin's Death
Hans von Euler-Chelpin received the Nobel prize for his work on the role of enzymes in the fermentation of sugar
Dorothy Hodgkin – Pioneer of the Study of Biomolecules by XRay Crystallography
1964 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry for "the determination of the structures of important biochemical substances by means of the X-ray technique"
150th Birthday: Walther Nernst
Walther Nernst is well known for his work in the areas of electrochemistry and thermodynamics
100th Anniversary: Joseph Swan's Death
Joseph Swan's research led to developments in photography and the invention of a practical incandescent light bulb
125th Anniversary: Michel Eugène Chevreul’s Death
Michel Eugène Chevreul, born in Angers, France, on August 31, 1787, is best known for his research into fats