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Carl Bosch (1874-1940), a German chemist and engineer, is renowned as co-discoverer of a new process for the synthesis of ammonia—the basis of modern fertilizer production. Working with Fritz Haber from 1908-1913, Bosch discovered how to synthesize ammonia on a large, industrial scale. Bosch and Haber then went on to develop methods for the industrial production of nitrogen fertilizers, providing practically every country in the world with sufficient fertilizers to meet their agricultural needs. In 1931, Bosch was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, jointly with Friedrich Bergius, for their contributions to the invention and development of chemical high-pressure methods.
Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Bosch, Carl". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 28, 2006; Last revised Date August 28, 2006; Retrieved May 26, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Bosch,_Carl>
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The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)
Carl Bosch (1874-1940), a German chemist and engineer, is renowned as co-discoverer of a new process for the synthesis of ammonia—the basis of modern fertilizer production. Working with Fritz Haber from 1908-1913, Bosch discovered how to synthesize ammonia on a large, industrial scale. Bosch and Haber then went on to develop methods for the industrial production of nitrogen fertilizers, providing practically every country in the world with sufficient fertilizers to meet their agricultural needs. In 1931, Bosch was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, jointly with Friedrich Bergius, for their contributions to the invention and development of chemical high-pressure methods.
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