Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) – the Eminent American Chemist and Historian of Chemistry of the Second Half of the XIX Century and the First Quarter of the XX century
Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) was one of the great American chemists. He has done a lot of experimental studies. He carried out researches in the fields of organic, inorganic, and analytical chemistry, elektrochemistry and mineralogy. He developed the rotating anode. He wrote many works in the field...
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| description | Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) was one of the great American chemists. He has done a lot of experimental studies. He carried out researches in the fields of organic, inorganic, and analytical chemistry, elektrochemistry and mineralogy. He developed the rotating anode. He wrote many works in the field of history of American chemistry. The purpose of this paper is to familiarize readers with the important events in the life of Smith. In addition, his participation in the preparation of the first visit of Marie Curie (1867-1934) to the USA in 1921 is described and literature on his selected articles and books is presented |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d726dfa381e4522afa47a3cdbd11ff62023-01-06T20:05:50ZengCentro Nacional de Investigaciones CientíficasRevista CENIC Ciencias Químicas2221-24422022-05-01531521721585Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) – the Eminent American Chemist and Historian of Chemistry of the Second Half of the XIX Century and the First Quarter of the XX centuryAleksander SztejnbergEdgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) was one of the great American chemists. He has done a lot of experimental studies. He carried out researches in the fields of organic, inorganic, and analytical chemistry, elektrochemistry and mineralogy. He developed the rotating anode. He wrote many works in the field of history of American chemistry. The purpose of this paper is to familiarize readers with the important events in the life of Smith. In addition, his participation in the preparation of the first visit of Marie Curie (1867-1934) to the USA in 1921 is described and literature on his selected articles and books is presentedhttps://revista.cnic.cu/index.php/RevQuim/article/view/1423 |
| spellingShingle | Aleksander Sztejnberg Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) – the Eminent American Chemist and Historian of Chemistry of the Second Half of the XIX Century and the First Quarter of the XX century Revista CENIC Ciencias Químicas |
| title | Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) – the Eminent American Chemist and Historian of Chemistry of the Second Half of the XIX Century and the First Quarter of the XX century |
| title_full | Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) – the Eminent American Chemist and Historian of Chemistry of the Second Half of the XIX Century and the First Quarter of the XX century |
| title_fullStr | Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) – the Eminent American Chemist and Historian of Chemistry of the Second Half of the XIX Century and the First Quarter of the XX century |
| title_full_unstemmed | Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) – the Eminent American Chemist and Historian of Chemistry of the Second Half of the XIX Century and the First Quarter of the XX century |
| title_short | Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) – the Eminent American Chemist and Historian of Chemistry of the Second Half of the XIX Century and the First Quarter of the XX century |
| title_sort | edgar fahs smith 1854 1928 the eminent american chemist and historian of chemistry of the second half of the xix century and the first quarter of the xx century |
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