William M. Burton developed the first commercially successful cracking process for crude oil

Hans von Euler-Chelpin received the Nobel prize for his work on the role of enzymes in the fermentation of sugar

1964 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry for "the determination of the structures of important biochemical substances by means of the X-ray technique"

Walther Nernst is well known for his work in the areas of electrochemistry and thermodynamics

Joseph Swan's research led to developments in photography and the invention of a practical incandescent light bulb

Michel Eugène Chevreul, born in Angers, France, on August 31, 1787, is best known for his research into fats

Fritz Haber, who received the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the synthesis of ammonia from its elements, died January 29, 1934

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was first synthesized November 16, 1938, by Albert Hofmann

120th Birthday of Sir Chistopher Ingold, one of the chief pioneers of physical-organic chemistry

Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate 2001, celebrates his 75th birthday