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Fritz Haber

German chemist

Died when: 65 years 51 days (781 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Fritz Haber

Fritz Haber (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁɪt͡s ˈhaːbɐ]; 9 December 1868 – 29 January 1934) was a German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his invention of the Haber–Bosch process, a method used in industry to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas.

This invention is important for the large-scale synthesis of fertilisers and explosives.It is estimated that one-third of annual global food production uses ammonia from the Haber–Bosch process, and that this supports nearly half the world population.

Haber, along with Max Born, proposed the Born–Haber cycle as a method for evaluating the lattice energy of an ionic solid.

Haber is also considered the "father of chemical warfare" for his years of pioneering work developing and weaponising chlorine and other poisonous gases during World War I, especially his actions during the Second Battle of Ypres.


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