Chemists

Swedish- developed theory of electrolytic dissociation or ionization

Italian- has law of gases that says all gases at same volume, pressure and temperature have same number of molecules; coined molecule

English- "Founder of Experimental Scientists,"; wrote Opus maius

Scottish- "Father of Chemistry,"; separated chemistry from alchemy; wrote Sceptical Chemist

Danish- known for theory on acids and bases

German- developed foundation for spectroscopy w/ Kirchnoff; discovered cesium and rubidium

English- found properties of hydrogen; showed water is hydrogen and oxygen

French- stated that all gases expand by the same amount with a given rise temperature; better known as Gay Lussec's Law because he didn't publish it

Polish/French- discovered Radium and Plutonium; won 1911 for study and isolation of Radium

English- formulated law of partial pressure of gases and developed atomic theory and explained its application

English- discovered sodium, potassium, magnesium, barium, calcium, and strotium

Greek- developed theory of atoms

Greek- believed, that there were 4 elements earth, water, fire and air

English- discoverer of mathematical relationship between electricity and an element's valence; pioneer in liquidation of gases

French- published Charles' theory of gases; isolated boron; introduced pipette and burette

Scottish- founder of colloid chemistry; principal founder of physical chemistry; has law of diffusion

German- invented the process of creating ammonia

German- discovered fission heavy nuclei

German- discovered Uranium and Zirconium

French- father of modern chemistry; wrote Elementary Treatise on Chemistry; discovered role of oxygen in combustion and respiration

French- known for principle considering shifting of directions by chemical reactions

American- helped understand thermodynamics, chemical bonding and acid base theory

Russian- organized periodic table and wrote Elements of Chemistry

English- known for theory of acids and bases which was different from Bronsted

French- founder of microbiology, developed pasteurization, made vaccine for rabies, founder of preventive medicine

American- won Nobel Prize for work on chemical bonds

English- discovered 9 gases, shares credit for discovery of oxygen

American- 1^st American to win Nobel Prize for chemistry, found atomic weights for elements

English- developed theory of the atom, discovered alpha and beta rays and protons

Swedish- discovered oxygen, chlorine, manganese, tungsten among others

-American- shared Nobel Prize for discoveries of transuranium elements, co-discovered elements 94-102

Greek- founder of Greek Science, Mathematics and Philosophy, believed water was one element that the Earth was made from

American- discovered deuterium ("heavy water," also a rare hydrogen isotope)

German- founded science of organic chemistry, synthesized organic compounds from inorganic materials