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Fritz Haber | |
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Chemist | |
Specialty | Haber-Weiss reaction, fertalizer, Haber process, chemical warfare |
Born | Dec.Fritz haber biography timelines9, 1868 |
Died | Jan. 29, 1934 (at age 65) Basel, Switzerland |
Nationality | German |
Fritz Haber is one of Germany’s most famous chemists.
He won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work in synthesizing ammonia. Ironically, the Nobel Prize is mostly associated with peace and Haber’s work in synthesizing ammonia helped contribute to the development of new explosives.
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In the agricultural world, the synthesizing of ammonia aided in fertilizing crops to a much better degree. His work in the field of chemical weaponry would make him a notorious historical figure as well.
Haber’s Early Life
Haber was born in Breslau, Prussia, as part of an upper-middle class family and the son of a merchant.
As a young man, he worked for his father’s business, a venture that was involved with chemistry. This is where Haber first gained his