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oapen-20.500.12657-252092021-11-10T07:58:03Z One Hundred Years at the Intersection of Chemistry and Physics Friedrich, Bretislav James, Jeremiah Steinhauser, Thomas Hoffmann, Dieter Chemistry Chemistry Fritz Haber Institute bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science This volume, occasioned by the centenary of the Fritz Haber Institute, formerly the Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, covers the institute's scientific and institutional history from its founding until the present. The institute was among the earliest established by the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, and its inauguration was one of the first steps in the development of Berlin-Dahlem into a center for scientific research. Its establishment was made possible by an endowment from Leopold Koppel, granted on the condition that Fritz Haber, well-known for his discovery of a method to synthesize ammonia from its elements, be made its director. The history of the institute has largely paralleled that of 20th-century Germany. It undertook controversial weapons research during World War I, followed by a "Golden Era" during the 1920s, in spite of financial hardships. 2019-04-25 23:55 2020-03-21 03:00:30 2020-04-01T10:30:33Z 2020-04-01T10:30:33Z 2011-10-27 book 1004883 OCN: 1100547835 9783110239546 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25209 eng application/pdf n/a 1004883.pdf De Gruyter 102368 2b386f62-fc18-4108-bcf1-ade3ed4cf2f3 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783110239546 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 102368 KU Select 2018: STEM Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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This volume, occasioned by the centenary of the Fritz Haber Institute, formerly the Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, covers the institute's scientific and institutional history from its founding until the present. The institute was among the earliest established by the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, and its inauguration was one of the first steps in the development of Berlin-Dahlem into a center for scientific research. Its establishment was made possible by an endowment from Leopold Koppel, granted on the condition that Fritz Haber, well-known for his discovery of a method to synthesize ammonia from its elements, be made its director. The history of the institute has largely paralleled that of 20th-century Germany. It undertook controversial weapons research during World War I, followed by a "Golden Era" during the 1920s, in spite of financial hardships.
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