1906 ⟶ Tsvet Discovers Chromatography

Mikhail Tsvet discovered the chromatography technique for or...
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🧪 Friedrich Woehler Synthesizes Urea

Friedrich Woehler synthesized urea; first synthesis of an organic compound from inorganic starting materials.⟶
Friedrich Woehler Synthesizes Urea (1828)
ChemistryOrganic chemistryUreaChemical synthesisVitalism19th centuryWoehler
GermanyGermany

🧪 Tsvet Invents Chromatography

Mikhail Semyonovich Tsvet invents chromatography, an important analytic technique.⟶
Tsvet Invents Chromatography (1903)
ChemistryChromatographyAnalytical ChemistryTsvetSeparation Techniques20th CenturyScientific Instrumentation
RussiaRussia

🧪 Tsvet Discovers Chromatography

Mikhail Tsvet discovered the chromatography technique for organic compound separation.⟶
Tsvet Discovers Chromatography (1906)
ChemistryChromatographyMikhail TsvetSeparation TechniqueOrganic ChemistryAnalytical ChemistryEarly 20th Century
RussiaRussia

🌡️ Nernst Formulates the Third Law of Thermodynamics

Walther Nernst: Third law of thermodynamics⟶
Nernst Formulates the Third Law of Thermodynamics (1906)
ThermodynamicsWalther NernstThird LawPhysicsChemistryEarly 20th CenturyLaws of Thermodynamics
GermanyGermany

🔬 Fischer Synthesizes Peptide Amino Acid Chains

Hermann Emil Fischer artificially synthesized peptide amino acid chains and thereby shows that amino acids in proteins are connected by amino group-acid group bonds.⟶
Fischer Synthesizes Peptide Amino Acid Chains (1907)
BiochemistryOrganic ChemistryHermann Emil FischerProteinsAmino AcidsPeptidesSynthesisEarly 20th Century
GermanyGermany

🧱 Baekeland Invents Bakelite

Leo Hendrik Baekeland invents bakelite, one of the first commercially successful plastics.⟶
Baekeland Invents Bakelite (1907)
ChemistryPlasticsBakeliteLeo Hendrik BaekelandPolymersMaterials ScienceEarly 20th CenturyIndustrial Revolution
United StatesUnited StatesBelgiumBelgium