tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081854755492444172.post6542073697881327536..comments2024-03-09T09:33:00.697-08:00Comments on Imp of the Diverse: A Chemist Promotes EsperantoJohn Dumashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908646219266836986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081854755492444172.post-36187248291024012372016-02-06T20:08:38.211-08:002016-02-06T20:08:38.211-08:00Greg - He made some important contributions to und...Greg - He made some important contributions to understanding the fundamentals of crystal growth. Ostwald ripening is the process by which polycrystalline samples with many small crystals develop into ones with fewer larger crystals over time (i.e., why your ice cream gets dehydrated with big ice crystals on the inside of the lid when you leave it in the freezer too long.)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966941958185997117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081854755492444172.post-55710607432513313092016-02-04T09:40:24.456-08:002016-02-04T09:40:24.456-08:00According to Wikipedia, Ostwald was one of the fou...According to Wikipedia, Ostwald was one of the founders of modern physical chemistry. Wikipedia credits hims with several accomplishments, many of which are prefaced by his name (Ostwald process, ripening, rule, viscometer).<br /><br />His Nobel Prize (1909) was for "his work on catalysis and for his investigations into the fundamental principles governing chemical equilibria and rates of reaction."<br /><br />He wasn't the first Esperanto speaker to win a Nobel prize. That honor goes to Sir William Ramsay, the discover of the noble gases.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_OstwaldJohn Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908646219266836986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081854755492444172.post-15014215780886620932016-02-03T19:37:22.414-08:002016-02-03T19:37:22.414-08:00What kind of chemist and researcher was he?What kind of chemist and researcher was he?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458952323538381318noreply@blogger.com