“The distinction between the old and the new formulations consisting in the incorporation of the concept of the rate of chemical reactions is so great that it immediately asserted itself in the objective development of catalysis.”
Quote by Wilhelm Ostwald
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Wilhelm Ostwald
German chemist and one of the founders of physical chemistry. Wilhelm Ostwald was born on September 2, 1853, and died on April 4, 1932. He made significant contributions to the fields of electrochemistry, catalysis, chemical equilibrium, and kinetics. more