Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937)
Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937)
The Founder of Nuclear Science
A passionate, indefatigable researcher, Sir Ernest Rutherford is acknowledged to have initiated the era of big science...
Leopold Ruzicka (1887–1976)
All his life, the great Croatian-Swiss scientist Leopold Ruzicka maintained an enormous interest in the chemical processes of nature. His experimental work reveals his...
Sir William Ramsay (1852–1916)
Sir William Ramsay (1852–1916)
Discoverer of the Noble Gases
During his time, Sir William Ramsay was a sort of superstar in the chemistry world. For...
Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867–1934)- The First Lady in Nobel Prize History
Imagine having to make do with primitive lab facilities to undertake pioneering research. Imagine not being fully acknowledged for revolutionary scientific work because of...
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897 – 1956)
When Irène Joliot-Curie and her husband Frédéric were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 “in recognition of their synthesis of new...
Frederick Soddy (1877 – 1956)- A Pioneering Radiochemist
In 1900, a bright 23-year-old British chemist with a First-Class Honours degree in chemistry and two years of independent research at Oxford University under his belt was...
Hans Fischer (1881 – 1945)
On November 13, 1930, the announcement for two of that year’s Nobel Prizes was made. The first was the Nobel Prize in Physics awarded...
Peter Debye(1884 – 1966)- Phenomenal Achievements in Physical Chemistry
When the Dutch physicist and physical chemist Petrus Debye first arrived from Europe at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in 1939-1940 to deliver the...
Otto Hahn (1879 – 1968)- The Father of Nuclear Chemistry
One of the greatest pioneers in radioactivity and radiochemistry, German chemist Otto Emil Hahn was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his...
Jacobus Henricus van ‘t Hoff (1852–1911)
Jacobus Henricus van ‘t Hoff (1852–1911)
The Father of Physical Chemistry
The prestigious Nobel Prizes were first awarded in 1901 and the first Nobel Laureate...
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