Chemist no. 106 of 350 · Physical

Richard Zsigmondy

1865-1929AustriaNobel Chemistry 1925

Colloid chemistry, ultramicroscope

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Richard Zsigmondy and the Ultramicroscope: Seeing Colloids

How Richard Zsigmondy invented the ultramicroscope with Siedentopf, proved colloids are heterogeneous and won the 1925 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Richard Zsigmondy: Complete Life and Legacy

Life of Richard Zsigmondy (1865-1929), Vienna-born chemist of colloids, co-inventor of the ultramicroscope and Nobel laureate in Chemistry 1925.

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