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1993

• Bakelite the world's first completely synthetic plastic

Bakelite is a brand named material based on the thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, developed in 1907–1909 by Dr. Leo Baekeland. ... Household items made out of plastic. ...

1994

• The Chandler Chemistry Laboratory at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania home of Joseph Priestley discoverer of oxygen

Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania Counties Lehigh and Northampton Founded 1741 Mayor John B. Callahan Area    - City 50. ... Joseph Frederick Priestley is often credited for the discovery of oxygen. ...

1995

• Atomic weight of oxygen calculated by Edward Morley
• Coal as a source of acetyl chemicals for plastics materials and fibers rather than petrolium
• First nylon plant, built by DuPont, at Seaford, Delaware
• Riverside Laboratory at Universal Oil Products

General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series Nonmetals, chalcogens Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless (gas) very pale blue (liquid) Atomic mass 15. ... Edward Morley (1887). ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... Acetyl is the radical of acetic acid. ... The term plastics covers a range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic condensation or polymerization products that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or fibers. ... For the meaning of fiber in nutrition, see dietary fiber. ... Nylon represents a family of synthetic polymers, a thermoplastic material, first produced on February 28, 1935 by Gerard J. Berchet of Wallace Carothers research group at DuPont. ... This article is about the DuPont company. ... Seaford is a city located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...

1996

• The Sohio Acrylonitrile production process
• Houdry process for the selective conversion or catalytic cracking of crude petroleum to gasoline
• Kem-Tone® water based or latex paint developed by Sherwin-Williams chemists
• Williams-Miles History of Chemistry Collection housed at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas

Standard Oil of Ohio or Sohio was an American oil company that was acquired by British Petroleum, now part of BP. It was one of the successor companies to Standard Oil after the antitrust breakup in 1911. ... Acrylonitrile (CH2=CH-C≡N), is a pungent smelling, extremely flammable organic liquid. ... Eugene Houdry (1892-1962) was a French mechanical engineer who invented catalytic cracking of petroleum feed stocks. ... In petroleum geology and chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules (e. ... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petrus – rock and oleum – oil), mineral oil, or crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the... Gasoline, also called petrol, is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting mostly of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzene or iso-octane to increase octane ratings, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) is a Cleveland, Ohio, USA-based company in the general building materials industry. ... Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas, in the United States, about 50 miles north-east of Little Rock. ... Searcy (local pronunciation, SUR see) is the largest city and county seatGR6 of White County, Arkansas, United States. ...

1997

• Hall-Héroult process for the industrial porduction of aluminum by electrochemistry discovered in 1886 was demostrated by American chemist Charles Martin Hall and independently in the same year by French chemist Paul Héroult
• First electrolytic production of bromine by Herbert Henry Dow at the Evens Mill in Midland, Michigan
• Gilman Hall at the University of California, Berkeley
• Radiation chemistry commercialized

The Hall-Héroult process is the major industrial process for the production of aluminium. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... English chemists John Daniell (left) and Michael Faraday (right), both credited to be founders of electrochemistry as known today. ... Charles M. Hall (1863-1914) Charles Martin Hall (1863-1914) was an American inventor and engineer. ... The French scientist Paul (Louis-Toussaint) Héroult (1863-1914) was the inventor of the aluminium electrolysis and of the electric steel furnace. ... General Name, Symbol, Number bromine, Br, 35 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 4, p Appearance gas/liquid: red-brown solid: metallic luster Atomic mass 79. ... Herbert Henry Dow (1866 — 1930) was a U.S. (Canadian-born) chemical industrialist. ... Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, and by other names, see below) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ...

1998

• Commercial processes for making calcium carbide and acetylene accidentally discovered in 1892 by Thomas Willson
• Fluid bed reactor for petrolium cracking in gasoline production
• Havemeyer Hall at Columbia University
• Raman Effect discovered by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
• Synthetic rubber developed by the United States Synthetic Rubber Program (1939-1945) to
• Development process for Tagamet® used for treating ulcers at SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals

Calcium carbide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CaC2. ... Acetylene (IUPAC name: ethyne) is the simplest alkyne hydrocarbon, consisting of two hydrogen atoms and two carbon atoms connected by a triple bond. ... Thomas Leopold Carbide Willson (March 14, 1860 - December 20, 1915) was a Canadian inventor. ... In petroleum geology and chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules (e. ... Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ... Raman scattering or the Raman effect is the inelastic scattering of a photon which creates or annihilates an optical phonon. ... Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (Tamil: சந்திரசேகர ெவங்கடராமன்) (November 7, 1888-November 21, 1970) was an Indian physicist, who was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him. ... Synthetic rubber is any type of artificially-made polymer material which acts as an elastomer. ... Cimetidine is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach. ... GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK NYSE: GSK) is a British based pharmaceutical, biologicals, and healthcare company. ...

1999

• The discovery of penicillin
• Physostigmine (used for the treatment of glaucoma) synthesis first accomplish at the Minshall Laboratory, DePauw University by African American chemist Percy L. Julian
• Progesterone synthesis from a Mexican yam developed by Russell Marker in a process known as Marker degradation and Mexican steroid industry
• The foundation of polymer science by Hermann Staudinger
• Polypropylene and high-density polyethylene discovered by John P. Hogan and Robert Banks working at Phillips Petroleum Company
• Separation of rare earth elements by Charles James at the University of New Hampshire
• Work of French scientist Antoine Lavoisier who elucidated the principles of modern chemistry

Penicillin nucleus Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN) refers to a group of β-lactam antibiotics used in the treatment of bacterial infections caused by susceptible, usually Gram-positive, organisms. ... Physostigmine is a parasympathomimetic, specifically, an irreversible cholinesterase inhibitor obtained from the Calabar bean. ... This school is not to be confused with DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, which has a similar pronunciation. ... Percy Lavon Julian (1899-April 19, 1975) was an African American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of drugs used in medicine. ... Progesterone is a C-21 steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy (supports gestation) and embryogenesis of humans and other species. ... Russell Marker (1902 – 1995) was an American chemist who invented the octane rating system when he was working at the Ethyl Corporation. ... Polymer chemistry or macromolecular chemistry is a multidisciplinary science that deals with the chemical synthesis and chemical properties of polymers or macromolecules. ... Hermann Staudinger (March 23, 1881 in Worms- Sept. ... John Paul Hogan (born August 7, 1919) is an American research chemist. ... Robert Banks was born on November 24, 1921 in Piedmont. ... ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) was founded by the merger of the Conoco Inc. ... de;Metalle der Seltenen Erden Categories: Stub | Chemical element groups ... Elegant evening gown with shell pink satin over black lace with ginger antique silk hem. ... University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire (USNH). ... Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (August 26, 1743 – May 8, 1794) the father of modern chemistry, was a French nobleman prominent in the histories of chemistry, finance, biology, and economics. ...

2000

• Bowood House in Wiltshire, U.K. site of Joseph Priestley's discovery of oxygen in 1774
• Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection at The University of Pennsylvania
• The discovery of helium in natural gas by Hamilton Cady and David Ford McFarland while working in Bailey Hall at The University of Kansas on a sample from a gas well in Dexter, Kansas in 1905
• Isolation of organic free radicals by University of Michigan chemist Moses Gomberg in 1900
• The establishment of modern polymer science by Wallace Carothers
• Protein and nucleic acid chemistry at Rockefeller University
• Discovery of transcurium elements at E. O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley including Berkelium (97), Californium (98), Einsteinium (99), Fermium (100), Mendelevium (101), Nobelium (102), Lawrencium (103), Rutherfordium (104), Dubnium (105), and Seaborgium (106)

Bowood House from Morriss County Seats (1880). ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Joseph Frederick Priestley is often credited for the discovery of oxygen. ... General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series Nonmetals, chalcogens Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless (gas) very pale blue (liquid) Atomic mass 15. ... The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn, although the former is the preferred and recognized nickname of the University) is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... General Name, Symbol, Number helium, He, 2 Chemical series noble gases Group, Period, Block 18, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 4. ... Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ... Hamilton Perkins Cady, (May 2, 1874 - May 26, 1943), was an American chemist who in 1907 in collaboration with David McFarland discovered that helium could be extracted from natural gas. ... Dexter is a city located in Cowley County, Kansas. ... UM also has campuses in Dearborn and Flint. ... Moses Gomberg, the father of radical chemistry Moses Gomberg (1866–1947) was a chemist. ... Polymer chemistry or macromolecular chemistry is a multidisciplinary science that deals with the chemical synthesis and chemical properties of polymers or macromolecules. ... Wallace Hume Carothers (April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937) was an American chemist, inventor, and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, who is credited with the invention of nylon. ... Founders Hall Rockefeller University is a private university focusing primarily on graduate and postgraduate education research in the biomedical fields, located between 63rd and 68th Streets along York Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan island in New York City, New York. ... The Berkeley Lab is perched on a hill overlooking the Berkeley central campus and San Francisco Bay. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, and by other names, see below) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ... General Name, Symbol, Number berkelium, Bk, 97 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, f Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (247) g/mol Electron configuration [Rn] 5f9 7s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 27, 8, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Density... General Name, Symbol, Number californium, Cf, 98 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, f Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (251) g/mol Electron configuration [Rn] 5f10 7s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 28, 8, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Density... General Name, Symbol, Number einsteinium, Es, 99 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block ?, 7, f Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (252) g/mol Electron configuration [Rn] 5f11 7s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 29, 8, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Density (near r. ... General Name, Symbol, Number fermium, Fm, 100 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, f Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (257) g/mol Electron configuration [Rn] 5f12 7s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 30, 8, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Melting... General Name, Symbol, Number mendelevium, Md, 101 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block ?, 7, f Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (258) g/mol Electron configuration [Rn] 5f13 7s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 31, 8, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Melting point 1100... General Name, Symbol, Number nobelium, No, 102 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, f Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (259) g/mol Electron configuration [Rn] 5f14 7s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 8, 2 Physical properties Phase solid Melting... General Name, Symbol, Number lawrencium, Lr, 103 Chemical series actinides Group, Period, Block n/a, 7, d Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (260) g/mol Electron configuration probably [Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 8, 3 Phase presumably a... General Name, Symbol, Number rutherfordium, Rf, 104 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 4, 7, d Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (261) g/mol Electron configuration probably [Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 10, 2 Phase presumably a... General Name, Symbol, Number dubnium, Db, 105 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 5, 7, d Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (262) g/mol Electron configuration perhaps [Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2 (guess based on tantalum) Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 11... General Name, Symbol, Number seaborgium, Sg, 106 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 6, 7, d Appearance unknown, probably silvery white or metallic gray Atomic mass (266) g/mol Electron configuration perhaps [Rn] 5f14 6d4 7s2 (guess based on tungsten) Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 12...

2001

• Savannah Pulp and Paper Laboratory founded by Georgia chemist Charles H. Herty, Sr. who discovered a method to make quality paper from southern pine trees in 1932
• National Institute of Standards and Technology, (NIST)
• The commercialization of aluminum by the Pittsburgh Reduction Company (Aluminum Company of America) in 1888 that used the elctrochemical process discovered by Charles Martin Hall
• The founding of the American Chemical Society in 1876 and its first president John William Draper

NIST logo The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, formerly known as The National Bureau of Standards) is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce’s Technology Administration. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Charles M. Hall (1863-1914) Charles Martin Hall (1863-1914) was an American inventor and engineer. ... The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. ... John William Draper (1811 - 1882), U.S. (English-born) chemist was a historian & photographer. ...

2002

• African-American engineer Norbert Rillieux inventor of the multiple-effect evaporator (1934) and a revolution in sugar processing giving better quality with less manpower and at reduced cost
• Hungarian chemist Albert Szent-Györgyi and the discovery of Vitamin C which he proved was identical to that hexuronic acid that could be extracted in kilogram quantities from paprika
• Noyes Laboratory: One Hundred Years of Chemistry
• Alice Hamilton and the development of occupational medicine that helped make the American workplace less dangerous
• Quality and stability of frozen foods made possible by the research of the Western Regional Research Center after World War II that investigated how time and temperature affected their stability and quality

Robert Norbert Rillieux (March 18, 1806-October 8, 1894), inventor and engineer, is most noted for inventing the multiple-effect evaporator, an energy-efficient means of evaporating water. ... In chemical engineering, a multiple-effect evaporator is an apparatus for efficiently using the heat of steam to evaporate water. ... Albert Szent-Györgyi at the time of his appointment to the National Institutes of Health Albert Szent-Györgyi (September 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986) was a Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. ... Chemical structure of vitamin C Vitamin C is a water-soluble nutrient and human vitamin essential for life and for maintaining optimal health, used by the body for many purposes. ... Dr. Alice Hamilton Dr Alice Hamilton (1869 - 1970) was the first woman appointed to the faculty of Harvard Medical School and was a leading expert in the field of occupational health. ... // What is occupational medicine Occupational medicine is the branch of clinical medicine most active in the field of occupational health. ... Frozen food is food preserved under the process of freezing. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

2003

• The discovery of the life-saving anticancer agents Camptothecin (1966) and Taxol® (1971) obtained from the Chinese Camptotheca acuminata and the Pacific yew tree respectively at the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) by the research team of Monroe Wall, Mansukh C. Wani, and colleagues
• The Polymer Research Institute at the Polytechnic University of New York established in 1946 by Herman Mark was the first academic facility in the United States devoted to the study and teaching of polymer science
• The development of high performance Carbon fibers by scientists at the Parma Technical Center of Union Carbide Corporation (now GrafTech International)

Camptothecin is an anti-cancer agent that damages DNA, leading to the destruction of the cell. ... Paclitaxel is a drug used in the treatment of cancer. ... The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) is a non-profit research organization based in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) of North Carolina. ... Professor Mansukh C. Wani, Ph. ... Polytechnic University (Brooklyn Poly, Poly, or Polytech), located in the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City, is the United States second oldest private technology university, founded in 1854. ... Polymer chemistry or macromolecular chemistry is a multidisciplinary science that deals with the chemical synthesis and chemical properties of polymers or macromolecules. ... Carbon fiber composite is a strong, light and very expensive material. ... Union Carbide of South Charleston, West Virginia is a chemical manufacturer, now a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. ...

2004

• The Beckman pH meter developed by Arnold Orville Beckman while a member of the faculty of the California Institute of Technology was the first commercially successful electronic pH meter
• The evolution of durable press and flame retardant cotton by the Southern Regional Research Center that made cotton more competitive with synthetic fabrics
• Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Cori and their research that led to our current understanding of the metabolism of sugars or the "Cori cycle" by which the body reversibly converts glucose and glycogen

A pH meter is a specific type of voltmeter with a very high impedance of the input channels. ... Arnold Orville Beckman (April 10, 1900 – May 18, 2004) was an American chemist who founded Beckman Instruments based on his invention of the pH meter, a device for measuring acidity, in 1934. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech)[1] is a private, coeducational university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... Flame retardants are materials that inhibit or resist the spread of fire. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... A variety of fabric. ... Carl Ferdinand Cori (December 5, 1896 – October 20, 1984) was an American biochemist born in Prague (then in Austria-Hungary) who, together with his wife Gerty Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in 1947 for their discovery of how glycogen (animal starch) - a derivative of glucose... Gerty Theresa Cori, née Radnitz, (August 15, 1896 – October 26, 1957) was an American biochemist born in Prague (then Austria-Hungary) who, together with her husband Carl Ferdinand Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1947 for their discovery of... Overview of the citric acid cycle The citric acid cycle, one of the central metabolic pathways in aerobic organisms. ... Magnification of typical sugar showing monoclinic hemihedral crystal stucture. ... Categories: Biochemistry stubs | Metabolism ... Glucose (Glc), a monosaccharide (or simple sugar), is the most important carbohydrate in biology. ... Electron micrograph of a section of a liver cell showing glycogen deposits as accumulations of electron dense particles (arrows). ...

2005

• George Washington Carver who despite being born into slavery went on to join the the faculty of Tuskegee Institute in 1896 where he developed new products including peanuts, sweet potatoes and researched crop rotation and the restoration of soil fertility
• Selman Waksman who isolated antibiotics produced by actinomycetes including streptomycin which was the first effective pharmaceutical treatment for tuberculosis, cholera, and typhoid fever and neomycin used as a topical antibacterial agent
• The development of the columbia dry cell battery the first sealed dry cell battery successfully manufactured for the mass market by the National Carbon Company (predecessor of Energizer) in 1896

George Washington Carver, 1906 George Washington Carver (c. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... There is also the Tuskegee Airmen, a corps of African-American military pilots trained there during World War II Tuskegee University is an American institution of higher learning located in Tuskegee, Alabama. ... Binomial name Arachis hypogaea L. The peanut, or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the legume family Fabaceae native to South America. ... Binomial name Ipomoea batatas Linnaeus, The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a crop plant whose large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are an important root vegetable. ... Satellite image of circular crop fields in Haskell County, Kansas in late June 2001. ... Soil fertility is the characteristic of soil that supports abundant plant life. ... Selman Waksman (1888-1973) Selman Waksman (1888-1973) on cover of Time magazine on November 07, 1949 Selman Abraham Waksman (July 22, 1888 – August 16, 1973) was a biochemist who is most famous for his research into organic substances and their decomposition, which in 1943 eventually led to the discovery... An antibiotic is a drug that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. ... Actinomycetales, commonly referred to as Actinomycetes, is an order of bacteria in the class Actinobacteria. ... Streptomycin is an antibiotic drug, the first of a class of drugs called aminoglycosides to be discovered, and was the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis. ... Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for Tubercle Bacillus) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system, lymphatic system, circulatory system, genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... Cholera is a water-borne disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, which is typically ingested by drinking contaminated water, or by eating improperly cooked fish, especially shellfish. ... Typhoid fever is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. ... Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic that is found in many topical medications such as creams, ointments and eyedrops. ... In medicine, a topical medication is applied to body surfaces such as the skin or mucous membranes such as the vagina, nasopharynx, or the eye. ... A dry cell is a galvanic electrochemical cell with a pasty electrolyte. ... // Battery may refer to: Battery (drink), a brand of beverage The battery, baseball jargon for a teams pitcher and catcher, considered as a unit A battery of tests, an organized array of tests Battery is derived from French batterie, from the verb French battre, Late Latin battuere = to beat... Energizer Holdings (formerly Eveready Battery), headquartered in St. ...

2006

• Neil Bartlett's demonstration of the first reaction of a noble gas by combining xenon with a platinum fluoride
• Rumford baking powder, developed in the mid-19th century by the Havard University Benjamin Thompson Professor Eben Horsford by adding calcium acid phosphate, made baking easier, quicker, and more reliable
• The development of Tide®, the first heavy-duty synthetic laundry detergent, developed by Procter & Gamble chemists working at the Ivorydale Technical Center in 1946 by adding the "builder" sodium tripolyphosphate

Neil Bartlett (born September 15, 1932) is an English-born American chemist. ... For the musical band, see Noble Gas (band) The noble gases are the chemical elements in group 18 (old-style Group 0) of the periodic table. ... General Name, Symbol, Number xenon, Xe, 54 Chemical series noble gases Group, Period, Block 18, 5, p Appearance colorless Atomic mass 131. ... Platinum hexafluoride is an extremely strong fluorinating agent. ... Baking powder Baking Powder is a dry chemical leavening agent used in baking. ... Rumford can refer to one of the following: Rumford Medal Rumford Prize (not to be confused with the above!) Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford Rumford River Rumford (town), Maine Rumford fireplace Rumford Fair Housing Act Rumford, Rhode Island Rumfords Soup An archaic spelling of Romford Rumford, Scotland Rumford crater... Eben Norton Horsford was an American scientist. ... Dicalcium phosphate, which is also known as calcium phosphate, dibasic anhydrous and dibasic calcium phosphate, has the chemical formula of CaHPO4 • 2H2O. It is anhyrdrous, and is practically insoluble, with a solubility of 0. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on Baking Baking is the technique of cooking food in an oven by dry heat applied evenly throughout the oven or only from the bottom element. ... Tide logo A display of Tide laundry detergent at a Supermarket Tide is the name of a popular laundry detergent on the market in the United States and Canada. ... A display of Tide laundry detergent at a supermarket Laundry detergent is a substance which is a type of detergent that is added when one is washing laundry to help get the laundry cleaner. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... Sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP), with formula Na5P3O10, is a polyphosphate of sodium. ...

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