1906 ⟶ Walther Nernst Formulates the Third Law of Thermodynamics

Walther Nernst: Third law of thermodynamics
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🧪 Cocaine Isolated by Friedrich Gaedcke

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

🌡️ Rudolf Clausius Defines Entropy

Rudolf Clausius: Definition of entropy.⟶
Rudolf Clausius Defines Entropy (1865)
ThermodynamicsPhysicsEnergyScientific Revolution
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
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📡 Hertz Demonstrates Radio Waves, Validating Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory

Heinrich Hertz publishes a conclusive proof of James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory in experiments that also demonstrate the existence of radio waves. The effects of electromagnetic waves had been observed by many people before this but no usable theory explaining them existed until Maxwell.⟶
Hertz Demonstrates Radio Waves, Validating Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory (1888)
PhysicsElectromagnetismScientific RevolutionCommunicationGlobal Impact
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⚛️ 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
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⚛️ Max von Laue Discovers X-ray Diffraction

Max von Laue: x-ray diffraction⟶
Max von Laue Discovers X-ray Diffraction (1912)
PhysicsQuantum MechanicsScientific Revolution
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