Martin Heinrich Klaproth
1743-1817
German chemist remembered for his pioneering contributions to analytical chemistry and discovery of new elements. Klaproth deduced the presence of uranium in pitchbl...
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Klaproth was born in Wernigerode, Germany, on December 1, 1743. The most significant event in his young life was a fire that destroyed the family home when he was eight years old. Suddenly impoverishe...
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Klaproth was born in Wernigerode, Germany, on December 1, 1743. The most significant event in his young life was a fire that destroyed the family home when he was eight years old. Suddenly impoverishe...
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Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Martin Heinrich Klaproth