Which Happened First?

Hermann Staudinger

Hermann Staudinger
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Hermann Staudinger was a German organic chemist who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules, which he characterized as polymers. For this work he received the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Clinton DavissonOctober 22, 1881 – February 1, 1958
  2. Hermann Staudinger (this page)March 23, 1881 – September 8, 1965
  3. Irving LangmuirJanuary 31, 1881 – August 16, 1957
  4. Lewis Fry RichardsonOctober 11, 1881 – September 30, 1953
  5. Luitzen Egbertus Jan BrouwerFebruary 27, 1881 – December 2, 1966
  6. Walter Rudolf HessMarch 17, 1881 – August 12, 1973

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