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This Brief documents the life, discoveries and inventions of the chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach. Particular attention is given to his pioneering work on the rare earth elements, including the discovery of four new elements, which allowed him to develop new materials, to invent new useful devices and to establish major industries.
From the invention of the incandescent gas mantle and first electric incandescent lamps with metal filaments to the first mass production of radium from pitchblende residues, readers will learn the story of his notable legacy to the word through the lens of his rare earths knowledge.
Family Heritage.- Childhood, Early Education, and Beyond.- Discoveries Among the Rare Earths.- Didymiums Twilight and Two New Stars .- Plus Lucis.- New Perspectives.- Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Patents and Products.- A Life for Research, Family, and Community.- Legacy of Carl Auer von Welsbach.- Milestones in the Life of Carl Auer von Welsbach.- Annotated Bibliography.- About the Authors.- Index.
Roland Adunka was trained as a chemical laboratory technician at the company Treibacher Chemische Werke and then was educated at the Hamburger Fernlehrinstitut as chemical technician. He spent his career as a chemical technician and engineer at Treibacher Chemische Werke (now Treibacher Industrie AG ), dealing with the chemistry and metallurgy of the rare earth elements, and was active in analytics, research, and operations management. At the request of the municipal community of Althofen, he started the construction of the Auer von Welsbach-Museum in 1996, which he has directed since its opening in 1998. In addition to supervising the Museum, he is also Librarian and General Archivist of the Auer von Welsbach papers in the Museums collection. He is the author of Carl Auer von Welsbach: Entdecker, Erfinder, Firmengr?nder, 2nd Ed. Verlagl£&
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