1872 ⟶ Eugen Baumann Synthesizes Polyvinyl Chloride

Polyvinyl chloride, more commonly known as vinyl, is synthes...
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🧪 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

🧪 Wöhler Synthesizes Urea, Dismantling Vitalism

Friedrich Wöhler synthesized urea, refuting vitalism.⟶
Wöhler Synthesizes Urea, Dismantling Vitalism (1828)
ChemistryScientific RevolutionModern Science
GermanyGermany

🧪 Cocaine Isolated by Friedrich Gaedcke

Cocaine is isolated by Friedrich Gaedcke.⟶
Cocaine Isolated by Friedrich Gaedcke (1855)
ChemistryPharmaceuticalsExtraction
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