1907 ⟶ Alfred Bertheim Synthesizes Arsphenamine

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🧪 Morphine Isolated

Morphine first isolated.⟶
Morphine Isolated (1804)
ChemistryMedicinePharmaceuticalsPharmacology
GermanyGermany

🧪 Morphine Isolated from Opium

Friedrich Sertürner discovers morphine as the first active alkaloid extracted from the opium poppy plant.⟶
Morphine Isolated from Opium (1804)
ChemistryMedicinePharmacology
GermanyGermany

🔬 Virchow Proposes All Cells Originate from Pre-existing Cells

Rudolf Virchow: cells can only arise from pre-existing cells.⟶
Virchow Proposes All Cells Originate from Pre-existing Cells (1858)
Cell TheoryBiologyScientific RevolutionMicroscopyMedicine
GermanyGermany

🧪 Eugen Baumann Synthesizes Polyvinyl Chloride

Polyvinyl chloride, more commonly known as vinyl, is synthesized by German chemist Eugen Baumann⟶
Eugen Baumann Synthesizes Polyvinyl Chloride (1872)
ChemistryMaterial ScienceIndustrial Revolution
GermanyGermany

⚛️ Walther Nernst Formulates the Third Law of Thermodynamics

Walther Nernst: Third law of thermodynamics⟶
Walther Nernst Formulates the Third Law of Thermodynamics (1906)
PhysicsThermodynamicsChemistryPhysical ChemistryGerman Science
GermanyGermany

🧪 Alfred Bertheim Synthesizes Arsphenamine

Alfred Bertheim: Arsphenamine, the first modern chemotherapeutic agent⟶
Alfred Bertheim Synthesizes Arsphenamine (1907)
MedicinePharmacology
GermanyGermany