Carl Ludwig von Reichenbach

Baron Dr. Carl (Karl) Ludwig von Reichenbach (full name: Baron Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Reichenbach) (February 12, 1788 - January 19, 1869) was a recognized chemist, metallurgist, naturalist and philosopher, a member of the prestigious Prussian Academy of Sciences. He is best known for his discoveries of kerosene (essential to rocket fuels), paraffin (a waxy solid added to many foods), and phenol (an antiseptic and anesthetic, used against sore throats). A graphic I touched up. ... A graphic I touched up. ... Freiherr (German for Free Lord) is a title of lower nobility in Germany, the Baltic states and Austria-Hungary, considered equal to the title Baron. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Chemist Julie Perkins of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory pours from a Florence flask. ... Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and of materials engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements and their mixtures, which are called alloys. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... Russian kerosene lamp Kerosene or paraffin oil (British English, not to be confused with the waxy solid also called paraffin) is a colorless flammable hydrocarbon liquid. ... Paraffin is a common name for a group of high molecular weight alkane hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2, where n is greater than about 20, discovered by Carl Reichenbach. ... Phenol, also known under the old name carbolic acid, is a colorless crystalline solid with a typical sweet tarry odor. ... An antiseptic (Greek αντι, against, and σηπτικος, putrefactive) is a substance that prevents the growth and reproduction of various microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses) on the external surfaces of the body. ... Anesthesia (AE), also anaesthesia (BE), is the process of blocking the perception of pain and other sensations. ...

He spent the last part of his life developing the now popular vitalist theory of the Odic force, the life principle which he believed permeates and binds together all living things. This never acquired currency among mainstream scientists, so instead it lies today among mystical concepts such as chi and prana of the far east. Vitalism is the doctrine that vital forces are active in living organisms, so that life cannot be explained solely by mechanism. ... Also called Od [õd] and Odyle, Odic Force is the 19th century name given to a hypothetical vital energy or life force that proponents say permeates all living plants, animals, and humans. ... Qi, also commonly spelled chi, chi or ki, is a fundamental concept of everyday Chinese culture, most often defined as air or breath (for example, a term meaning weather is tiān qi, or the breath of heaven) and, by extension, life force or spiritual energy that is part... In Hinduism, Prana is the infinite matter of which energy is born. ...

He was born in Stuttgart, and died in Leibzig. Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... Leipzig ▶(?) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ...

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• Od Energy
  
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• Karl von Reichenbach und Od
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