“England and all civilised nations stand in deadly peril of not having enough to eat. As mouths multiply, food resources dwindle. Land is a limited quantity, and the land that will grow wheat is absolutely dependent on difficult and capricious natural phenomena... I hope to point a way out of the colossal dilemma. It is the chemist who must come to the rescue of the threatened communities. It is through the laboratory that starvation may ultimately be turned into plenty... The fixation of atmospheric nitrogen is one of the great discoveries, awaiting the genius of chemists.”
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William Crookes
William Crookes, a British chemist, was born on June 17, 1832, and died on April 4, 1919. Known for his research in chemistry, physics, and astronomy, Crookes made significant contributions to the understanding of gas discharge and radioactivity, which had a profound impact on subsequent scientists. more
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