Chemist no. 134 of 350 · Analytical

Jaroslav Heyrovský

1890-1967CzechoslovakiaNobel Chemistry 1959

Polarography

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The discovery, explained

Jaroslav Heyrovský and Polarography: Analysing Chemistry with a Falling Drop of Mercury

How Jaroslav Heyrovský discovered polarography with the dropping mercury electrode in 1922, the Ilkovič equation and half-wave potential, and won the 1959 Chemistry Nobel.

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Biography

Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890-1967): The Czech Chemist Who Gave Electrochemistry a New Analytical Eye

Life of Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890-1967): Czech physical chemist, inventor of polarography, founder of an institute in Prague and 1959 Chemistry Nobel winner.

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