1824 |
Johann W. Hittorf, a researcher in electrolysis of salt solutions, transport numbers, ion migrations, and electrical discharges
in gases, was born.
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1845 |
Wilhelm K. Röntgen, who discovered X-rays, was born. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics (1901) in recognition of the extraordinary
services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him; researcher in specific heats
and heat conduction in crystals.
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1847 |
Otto Wallach, researcher on essential oils and terpenes; Nobel Prize (1910) in recognition of his services to organic chemistry
and the chemical industry by his pioneer work in the field of alicyclic compounds, was born.
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1861 |
Nikolai Y. Demjanov, researcher on decomposition of aliphatic diazonium ions, Demjanov-Tiffeneau rearrangement, was born. |