“The chemists are a strange class of mortals, impelled by an almost insane impulse to seek their pleasures amid smoke and vapor, soot and flame, poisons and poverty; yet among all these evils I seem to live so sweetly that may I die if I were to change places with the Persian king.”
Quote by Johann Joachim Becher
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Johann Joachim Becher
German physician, chemist, alchemist, and a pioneer in modern chemistry. Born on May 6, 1635, Johann Joachim Becher's main contribution was the concept of chemical elements and the development of alchemy. more
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