 1882 - Percy W. Bridgman born: effect of pressure on materials; showed that viscosity increases with high pressure; Nobel Prize (Physics), 1946. |
| 1889 - Paul Karrer born: synthesis of vitamins A, B2 (riboflavin), and E (tocopherol); Nobel Prize, 1937. |
| 1900 - Pfizer incorporated. |
| 1928 - Nalco Chemical Company (now Ondeo Nalco) incorporated as National Aluminate Corporation. |
sources: http://webserver.lemoyne.edu/faculty/giunta/week.html, http://todayinsci.com
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