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“I do not want chemistry to degenerate into a religion; I do not want the chemist to believe in the existence of atoms as the Christian believes in the existence of Christ in the communion wafer.”

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Marcellin Berthelot
Marcellin Berthelot

Marcellin Berthelot, a prominent French chemist, was born on October 25, 1827, in Paris, France, and passed away on March 18, 1907. He was a pioneer in the field of chemical industry and made significant contributions to the fields of chemical thermodynamics and organic chemistry. more

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