– 16 August 1899) was a German chemist. He investigated emission spectra of heated elements, and discovered caesium in 1860 and rubidium in 1861 with the physicist Gustav Kirchhoff. The Bunsen–Kirchhoff Award for spectroscopy is named after Bunsen and Kirchhoff.
الحياة والمسيرة
Bunsen also developed several gas-analytical methods, was a pioneer in photochemistry, and did early work in the field of organic arsenic chemistry. With his laboratory assistant Peter Desaga, he developed the Bunsen burner, an improvement on the laboratory burners then in use.
حقائق رئيسية
- Born: March 30, 1811 in Göttingen, Westphalia, Rhine Confederation
- الوفاة: 1899
- المجال: Science
- الجوائز: Copley medal (1860) Davy Medal (1877) Albert Medal (1898)
الإرث والتأثير
The influence of Robert Bunsen extends far beyond their own lifetime. They fundamentally shaped our understanding of the natural world, and their discoveries and theories remain foundational to this day.
رغم وفاته في 1899، لا تزال أفكاره موضعَ دراسة ونقاش وتطوير من قِبل العلماء والممارسين في جميع أنحاء العالم.
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