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Hans Goldschmidt
Who
Hans Goldschmidt · Science & Medicine
What
Chemist who invented the thermite (aluminothermic) process
When
1861, Berlin, Germany — 1923, Baden-Baden, Germany
Where
Germany
Biography
Hans Goldschmidt is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Chemist who invented the thermite (aluminothermic) process
How & why
Goldschmidt was a German chemist who invented the aluminothermic (thermite) process in the 1890s, using aluminium to reduce metal oxides and generate intense localized heat — the basis of thermite welding for railway rails and of producing carbon-free metals. He came from a German Jewish family.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
Contributions & Sources
Chemist who invented the thermite (aluminothermic) process
1861
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
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