Christian Friedrich Schönbein Scientist

Christian Friedrich Schönbein (18 October 1799 – 29 August 1868) was a German-Swiss chemist who is best known for inventing the fuel cell (1838) and his discoveries of guncotton and ozone.

Personal facts

Christian Friedrich Schönbein
Birth dateOctober 18, 1799
Birth place
Metzingen , Duchy of Württemberg
Date of deathAugust 29, 1868
Place of death
Baden-Baden
Known for
Fuel cell
Ozone
Nitrocellulose

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/?id=qKE_AAAAcAAJ
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=M7A6AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA17&dq=Christian+Friedrich+Sch%C3%B6nbein&as_brr=1#PPA3,M1
  3. http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/~mainzv/HIST/awards/OPA%20Papers/2001-Rubin.pdf
  4. https://archive.org/details/lettersoffaraday00fararich